17-year-old U.S. citizen Santos colon (Santos Colon), pleaded guilty that, as a teenager, had planned the assassination attempt on Pope Francis. On Monday, April 3, reported on the website of the American Ministry of justice.
In the communique it is said that living in the city Lindenwold (new Jersey) American had intended to carry out his plan, when, in September 2015, the Pope will visit Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). According to him, he thought over the attack from 30 June to 24 August 2015.
The teenager was going to buy explosives to make bombs and set them around the city. In addition, he tried to hire a sniper to kill Francis at mass. However, the candidate turned out to be an undercover employee of the Federal Bureau of investigation. In 2015, FBI agents arrested the Colon.
Under U.S. law, he faces imprisonment for up to 15 years and a fine of 250 thousand dollars.
The date of sentencing is not yet scheduled.