Camillo Cibin Dies

The longtime chief bodyguard of the late Pope John Paul II, who accompanied him in trips abroad and was nearby during the 1981 attempted assassination of the pontiff, has died in Rome at 83.

Camillo Cibin was one of the most faithful papal servants. In 2006, he retired as head of the papal bodyguards after a 58-year globe-trotting career in the Vatican's security services.

Cibin died Sunday morning at the Pius XI clinic in Rome, Vatican Radio said. It did not give a cause of death.

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Cibin was married and had three children, the ANSA news agency said. Information on funeral arrangements was not available.

Rest In Peace, Camillo.