Popemobile gives way to armoured car on visit to 'minefield' - Times Online

Richard Own, Rome Security includes bulletproof vest Prime Minister will meet pontiff The Vatican is so anxious about the Pope’s safety during his trip to Turkey this week that it has vetoed use of the traditional “Popemobile”. Instead, Pope Benedict XVI will travel in an armour-plated car, with several similar vehicles used as decoys, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the former papal spokesman, said. Officials have also drawn up contingency plans for him to wear a bulletproof vest beneath ...