Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead by Islamic lone wolf in Ankara

Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 05:53 UTC

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The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was killed Monday in Ankara by a former Turkish police officer who claimed revenge for Aleppo. The attacker fired at the diplomat as he opened a photo exhibition in a central neighborhood of the Turkish capital. Moscow described the incident as a “terrorist attack”. The perpetrator was “neutralized” before he could leave the building. Read full article

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chronic
Shades of Sarajevo.
Dec 20th, 2016 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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ChrisR
It will be interesting to see what, if anything, Putin does about this.

I have a feeling it won't turn out at all well for Turkey, especially their bat-shit mad President who hates women, but he is a Muslim, so that's alright.
Dec 20th, 2016 - 07:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglo Turnip above...

Why not “Shades of Birstall”...? I ask...
Dec 20th, 2016 - 07:56 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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chronic
It's amazing how many of the Fethullah Gulen charter schools that there are in the southwest.
Dec 20th, 2016 - 10:12 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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willowas1
russian federation is a bit like my dad-oladejo awoku-if he coughs we all catch cold
Dec 22nd, 2016 - 09:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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