SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
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: 2) by art guerrilla on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:00AM
mayhaps this is obama's foolish threat come to life in 'retaliation' for non-existent russkie election 'hacking'...
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:13AM
Yeah, you're completely naive. The hackers barely hid their Russian affiliation. The hacking and release of documents was done to favor Donald Trump.
Even if you don't care about the results, you shouldn't lie to yourself about what happened.
(Score: 1) by Arik on Tuesday December 20 2016, @01:02AM
C'mon all you have to do is read their press release with your bs detector turned on to know that's nonsense.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday December 20 2016, @01:42AM
Wait, your font failed.
Washington DC delenda est.