During his work as a correspondent and then bureau chief in Rome from 1981 to 1986 , Harper reported on the 1981 plot to kill Pope John Paul II , 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon , the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks that left 241 soldiers and Navy seaman dead , and the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 for which he and his team were nominated for five Emmy awards
1981 plot to kill Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II assassination attempt
Christopher J. Harper