THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has admitted that the visit of Pope Francis in January will be fraught with security concerns and that an assassination attempt is always a possibility.

“We cannot ignore that somebody might be interested [in killing the pope] or sow chaos,” AFP Public Affairs Office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said on Thursday.

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