Pope Benedict XVI: The pontiff holds his last audience in St Peter's Square

The Pope is due to hold the last audience of his pontificate in front of tens of thousands in St Peter's Square on the eve of his historic resignation. 

The Vatican says 50,000 people have obtained tickets for Pope Benedict's last audience but many more may come and city authorities have prepared for 200,000, installing metal detectors in the area, deploying snipers and setting up field clinics

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