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The New York Times is reporting:
Russia's ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting "God is great!" and "don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!" in what Russia called a terrorist attack.
The gunman, who was described by Ankara's mayor as a policeman, also wounded at least three others in the assault, which was captured on Turkish video. Turkish officials said he was killed by other officers in a shootout.
"The attack comes at a bad time: Moscow and Ankara have only recently restored diplomatic ties after Turkey downed a Russian aircraft in November 2015," the Stratfor think-tank said.
"Though the attack will strain relations between the two countries, it is not likely to rupture them altogether."
[...] Tensions have escalated in recent weeks as Russian-backed Syrian forces have fought for control of the eastern part of Aleppo, triggering a stream of refugees.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 19 2016, @11:50PM
I'd say it's because even in the smartphone age, you still have to be in the right place at the right time. You can't just record all day unless you planned to and have spare battery power. I saw the photo of the guy's dead body. He may have been wandering and mingling around the gallery, not giving a speech. No reason to film his every movement, and when the action went down it probably happened in seconds. There may have been less press around since it was a "secure" event (attacker had the necessary ID).
The good news is that this could help explain why UFO videos suck so bad. Everyone is caught off guard, and the smartphones take a while to start recording and don't take great imagery.
I would love to have dedicated camera button(s) on my next smartphone. Depending on implementation, you could have it open the camera app or start recording immediately.