From Catholic World News
The notorious East German secret-police force, the Stasi, cooperated with Bulgarian colleagues in the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, according to a report published in Der Spiegel. The Stasi reportedly launched “one of the largest campaigns of misinformation in its history” in order to deflect suspicion from the Bulgarian masterminds.
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