From May 13, 1981, here is the CBS News on an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Taped from WJKW-TV8, Cleveland.\rbr\rbr An assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II took place in St. Peters Square in .\rbr\rbrThe first attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II took place on Wednesday, 13 May 1981, in St. Peters Square at Vatican City. The Pope was shot and .\rbr\rbrThe man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981 is leaving jail in Turkey after a ten year term for other offences.