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Russian ambassador to Turkey dead after being shot in 'assassination attempt in revenge for Aleppo'
Mirror ^ | Updated17:02, 19 DEC 2016 | Chris kitching

Posted on 12/19/2016 9:15:22 AM PST by GonzoII

Russia's ambassador to Turkey has been assassinated allegedly in retaliation for the crisis in Aleppo.

The gunman reportedly said in Turkish "We die in Aleppo, you die here" before opening fire and injuring Ambassador Andrei Karlov.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: 201612; 20161202; aleppo; ambassador; andreikarlov; andreykarlov; assassination; assassinationplot; karlov; muslimworld; russia; russiaambassador; russian; syria; turkey; uhoh
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To: pugmama

We never should have let Turkey into NATO. Huge mistake. My BIL is Turkish-born. He just got home to Illinois from visiting his family last night. I’m sure glad he’s back!


21 posted on 12/19/2016 9:23:01 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I feel bad for the gunman.

I don't, but I do feel for the fingers, toes, and ears of his mom, daughters, nieces, grandparents, aunts, cousins, neighbors, dog, etc.

22 posted on 12/19/2016 9:23:09 AM PST by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: GonzoII

Vlad is really not going to like this, and I won’t blame him one bit.


23 posted on 12/19/2016 9:24:16 AM PST by OKSooner (www.greatagain.gov <= Go here to put a note in the suggestion box!)
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To: silverleaf

Unlike our Ambassador to Libya, this guy will be avenged


So sad. And yes. I just find it weird that this happens when weenie Obama has been accusing and threatening Putin.


24 posted on 12/19/2016 9:25:03 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Alberta's Child
He certainly has plausible cause...

Obama warns Russia on hacking: ‘We can do stuff to you’
25 posted on 12/19/2016 9:25:13 AM PST by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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To: GonzoII

ISIS is supported by Toy Yip Errrrrdogan.
Toy Yip is stupid enough to do that to protect his investment in ISIS.


26 posted on 12/19/2016 9:25:27 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: McGruff

This is how world wars begin.


27 posted on 12/19/2016 9:25:53 AM PST by TheDon (BO must be replaced immediately for the good of the nation and the world!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

My first thought was ‘Russian ambassador assassinated in a NATO country.’

My second thought was how long will it take the FBI and CIA to jointly determine that Russia arranged the assassination to affect the electoral college vote today.


28 posted on 12/19/2016 9:26:35 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: GonzoII
Was that wrong?

Should I not have done that?

Hell, Hillary left an Ambassador, an info officer and two of our nation's finest to bleed in the streets, and if anything that was seen as a plus by the left.

29 posted on 12/19/2016 9:26:45 AM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: lodi90

You haven’t been paying attention to what Kadryov’s special forces (some of the most proficient in the world) have been doing to help Putin in Syria, since some Chechen national are (were?) fighting for ISIS


30 posted on 12/19/2016 9:27:43 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: GonzoII

The old KGB guard won’t be pleased.


31 posted on 12/19/2016 9:27:46 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: momincombatboots

The wire service reports all say he has died. One mentioned the ambassador was at the gallery without a security escort. That one’s hard to fathom or believe. And the assassin supposedly showed police ID to get in. Doesn’t help that Russia and Turkey have been blood enemies for the past five or six hundred years and the latter is a major member state in NATO. The temptation in the Obama White House will be to not let this crisis “go to waste”.


32 posted on 12/19/2016 9:27:49 AM PST by katana
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To: Truth29
How is it an assassination attempt if the Ambassador is dead?

Because it was a near miss.
33 posted on 12/19/2016 9:28:49 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: momincombatboots

Not really a popcorn moment .


34 posted on 12/19/2016 9:29:00 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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To: TheDon

BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking 4 minutes ago

Gunman shouted “don’t forget about Aleppo, don’t forget about Syria” after shooting of Andrei Karlov in Ankara

http://bbc.in/2i77Sx0


35 posted on 12/19/2016 9:29:03 AM PST by McGruff
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To: GonzoII

Attempt?

Seems like the assassin succeeded in assassinating him.


36 posted on 12/19/2016 9:30:33 AM PST by OneVike (I'm just a humble Christian waiting to go home)
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To: Truth29

Same way he can be dead and “injured”


37 posted on 12/19/2016 9:30:48 AM PST by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: BenLurkin
Footage of the shooting.
38 posted on 12/19/2016 9:30:54 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: katana

Waiting to see Putin’s reaction.

Also Barry’s.

Hope PE Trump handles this delicately.


39 posted on 12/19/2016 9:31:06 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: GonzoII

If I’m Putin, I blame this on Bozo. Really not good.


40 posted on 12/19/2016 9:32:14 AM PST by Batman11 ( ItÂ’s DJTÂ’s continuing holiday performance of The Nutcracker Tweet!)
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