Gunman Kills Russian Ambassador to Turkey in Ankara:
Video
A gunman assassinated Russia’s ambassador to Turkey
during a gallery opening in the capital, an act that
Russian officials called an act of terror and that
appeared to be aimed as retribution for the Kremlin’s
role in bloodshed in neighboring Syria.
A video taken of the event shows Ambassador Andrey
Karlov at the podium surrounded by framed artwork and
then flinching when the sound of two gunshots are fired.
“Don’t forget
Aleppo, don’t forget Syria. Until our regions are safe,
you won’t have safety. Go Back! Go Back! Only death can
take me from here,” shouted the assassin, who walks
around holding the pistol toward the assembled crowd of
onlookers. “Those who have a part in this atrocity will
all pay for it, one by one.”
Posted December 19, 2016
Hasim Kilic, an Ankara reporter for Hurriyet newspaper
who was at the event, said during a live broadcast on
CNN Turk that there were dozens of rounds of gunfire
after the Russian ambassador was shot. Other security
officials at the gallery appeared to have gunned down
the assassin and Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu
reported that he had been “rendered ineffective.”
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