Birds attacked, with their beaks, the white doves of peace, which Pope Francis and two children had released following the Sunday prayer at the Vatican.   

The doves were brutally attacked by a seagull and a crow.

Thousands of faithful, who had come to St. Peter’s Square to hear the traditional Sunday prayer, became the eyewitnesses to what transpired on Sunday, Lenta.ru reports citing international media. 

Speaking at St. Peter’s Square, the Pope was calling for peace in Ukraine.