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posted by on Monday December 19 2016, @09:17PM   Printer-friendly

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.

Reuters adds:

"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.


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  • (Score: 2) by Unixnut on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:56AM

    by Unixnut (5779) on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:56AM (#443463)

    I guess eventually they will be right, and they can bask in their fortune telling abilities for those split seconds before the blinding white light wipes all life off the planet.

    If ever you needed the definition of a Pyrrhic victory, that would be it.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @04:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @04:46AM (#443546)

    will be watching from our solar/wind/tidal powered autonomous seasteads out in international waters. Some of us will have a supply of foodstuffs, sheltered enclosures and fresh water sufficient to survive the fallout from such a world war.

    The question is: which 'some' are you?