The Popemobile that will carry Pope Benedict XVI around Malta on Saturday and Sunday has arrived in Malta, along with another that will be used as backup.

The Mercedes bullet-proof vehicles arrived on a container from Rome, with the back part of the vehicle covered. They are being stored in a safe place until one of them is used when the Pope arrives on Saturday afternoon.

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