Monday, December 19, 2016

BREAKING Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Has Been Shot in Ankara

Russian Ambassador  Andrey Karlov

This is a developing story, return to this post for updates.

UPDATE

Via CNN:

Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot Monday at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey's official Anadolu news agency reported.

Karlov began his diplomatic career in 1976 and has been the ambassador to Turkey since 2013, according to a profile on the website for the Russian Embassy in Ankara.

UPDATE 2

Via The Wall Street Journal:

Russia’s envoy to Turkey was shot and seriously wounded in Ankara during a gallery opening at the capital, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency.

Turkish television stations broadcast a photograph showing Ambassador Andrei Karlov splayed on the floor by a podium, with a man in a suit holding a handgun behind him.

The assailant shot numerous times at the Russian envoy, and didn’t target anyone else, said Hasim Kilic, an Ankara reporter for Hurriyet newspaper, during a live broadcast on CNN Turk.

The person shouted something about Aleppo, he said. A cease-fire deal brokered by Russia and Turkey helped clear the way for a continuing evacuation of rebel held areas of the Syrian city.

There were dozens of rounds of gunfire since the Russian ambassador was shot, according to Mr. Kilic.

Mr. Karlov has been in Ankara as Russia’s ambassador since July 2013. The gallery was at a modern-art center close to Turkish parliament.

UPDATE 3

Via A Luhn

Photo of gunman who shot Karlov.


UPDATE 4

 RIA Novosti says Russia ambassador to Turkey has died of injuries sustained in gallery shooting.

UPDATE 5

 According to Turkey's Anadolu Agency, the Russian ambassador's attacker was killed by security forces,

UPDATE 6


UPDATE 7

WARNING EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

Video of shooting here.

3 comments:

  1. I wonder if this is related in any way to this:

    http://21stcenturywire(dot)com/2016/12/16/reports-at-least-10-nato-military-officers-captured-by-syrian-special-forces-this-morning-in-east-aleppo-bunker/

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  2. the location of the shooter is very odd..also, it looks like the front of victims shirt has bullets hitting it even though shooter is behind him ?
    as usual, way more to this story...but the spinning will commence

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  3. The downing of Russian Jet over Syrian/Turkish border brought closer tie between the countries. I hope this time, it is even closer.
    It is time for Erdogan to act like Filipino president Duerte.

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