A woman who jumped over barriers and dragged the Pope to the ground at Christmas Eve Mass attempted a similar move last year, the Vatican has said. Susanna Maiolo was arrested and taken to hospital after attacking Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin the service at St Peter’s Basilica. The 25-year-old, dressed in a red-hooded sweater, was seen to throw herself at the 82-year-old, grab his vestments near the neck and pull him to the floor. Maiolo, who is of dual Swiss and Italian nationality, tried to approach Pope Benedict on the same occasion a year ago but failed to get past the security barrier, a Vatican spokesperson said. After the latest incident, the Pope quickly got to his feet and was unhurt, showing “great self-control and control of the situation”. However, French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray was also knocked down in the incident and suffered a broken hip. The 87-year-old Cardinal now requires an operation, which will take place at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. Maiolo was said by the Vatican to be “apparently unbalanced” and was taken to hospital after being questioned by police. An unidentified woman, center, is pulled by a guard as she grabs Pope Benedict XVI after jumping over a barricade as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City The woman grabbing the Pope In 2008 she also jumped the barricade but failed to reach the pope and was quietly tackled to the ground by security. TV pictures …