Russia's ambassador to Turkey fatally shot in Ankara
Source: BI
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot by an unidentified gunman while attending a private event at an Ankara art museum on Monday.
The Russian RIA news agency reported that Karlov died from his wounds.
Karlov had just given a speech at the event, hosted by the Ankara Center for Contemporary Art, when he was shot in the back about five times.
CNN Turk reported that the police operation to neutralize the gunman, who was still inside the museum when police showed up, is now over.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/russias-ambassador-to-turkey-has-reportedly-been-shot-in-ankara-2016-12
Recursion
(56,582 posts)ET Awful
(24,753 posts)n/t
They_Live
(3,242 posts)n/t
Generator
(7,770 posts)What does this mean? I have no idea.
ET Awful
(24,753 posts)the relations are not good and haven't been for quite a while.
This could result in a conflict between the two that continually draws in other parties until it reaches a global scale.
David__77
(23,598 posts)...
RedWedge
(618 posts)David__77
(23,598 posts)I don't imagine that, to him, that includes Alevis in Turkey, or Shiites or Alawites in Syria.
RedWedge
(618 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,398 posts)To make their punitive invasion easier
muriel_volestrangler
(101,405 posts)He also shouted in Arabic: We are the one who pledged allegiance to Muhammad, to wage jihad.
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Local media outlets said the killer showed a police ID to enter the gallery, citing security guards who were on the scene. The pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper claimed he was a cadre in the Ankara riot police. In video, he could be seen standing calmly behind Karlov before pulling out a pistol and opening fire.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/russian-ambassador-to-turkey-wounded-in-ankara-shooting-attack
HAB911
(8,932 posts)Obama yet?
cstanleytech
(26,347 posts)by a renewed investigation of the prior investigations investigation of the prior investigation into the first investigation of the investigation over the investigation of the investigation of the investigation of Benghazi.
mitty14u2
(1,015 posts)Graphic and Disturbing unedited Video
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)RIP Andrei Karlov.
Death to the organizers and perpetrators of terrorism.
melman
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NickB79
(19,283 posts)I imagine that a Russian response to ISIS attacks in their homeland will be brutal to say the least.
But that's what terrorist groups feed off of, because brutal reprisals breed new recruits. And thus the cycle continues.