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Meanwhile the country's interior minister Mohsin Nawaz has condemned the attack and said he prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism said it had uncovered videos in which he prayed for all Jews to be killed, and pictures he had posted of himself holding an assault rifle.

The 88-year-old prayed on Saturday morning in the chapel of the papal suite at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he is being treated.

He added: “We’ll pray for em. You look great!! And more importantly you have a beautiful heart.”

He tried new things - he practises Simran meditation and, as a Christian, studies the Bible and prays.