A German man has tried to jump into Benedict XVI's popemobile during his weekly general audience held in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
The 27-year-old man was wrestled to the ground by security officers.
The Pope, himself German, was not injured and did not seem to notice the incident. He proceeded with the audience as normal.
In 1981, Benedict's predecessor John Paul II was shot by Turkish gunman Ali Agca as he drove around the square.
The man who tried to jump into the popemobile on Wednesday had been standing among some 35,000 people who were attending the audience.
Did the guy have a problem getting a taxi..
