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Pope stops popemobile to comfort fallen horseback policewoman

Pope Francis comes to aid of a police officer who was thrown off his horse during the papal parade in Iquique, Chile, in this still image taken on January 18, 2018. REUTERS TV

IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) - Pope Francis ordered his popemobile to stop on Thursday after a mounted Chilean policewoman was thrown off her frightened horse, which had reared up as the pontiff passed by.

Francis stepped from his vehicle and waited several minutes on the pavement, at times talking to the woman, until an ambulance arrived to take her away.

She was not seriously injured, officials said.

Pope Francis comes to aid of a police officer who was thrown off his horse during the papal parade in Iquique, Chile, in this still image taken on January 18, 2018. REUTERS TV

(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)

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