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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @03:05AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 20 2016, @03:05AM (#443515)

    Assassination of an ambassador, Islamic terror, Aleppo.

    Not particularly funny.

  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:49PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Tuesday December 20 2016, @12:49PM (#443731) Journal

    It never is. It's why the Soviet Russia quips are typically in the dark end of the humor section.

    --
    Washington DC delenda est.
  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 20 2016, @02:50PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 20 2016, @02:50PM (#443803) Journal

    When everyone stops making jokes, then things have gotten terribly dangerous. So long as people can still laugh at themselves for being human, the danger level remains tolerable.

    And, Soviet Russia laughs at your disapproval of dark/gallow humor.