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  • miguel

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    In Turkey!

    A chance for war between Russia and Turkey -- time to take back Constantinople!

    Russian ambassador to Turkey seriously injured after being shot in 'assassination attempt' - Mirror Online

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    T.Lex

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    Those polonium bullets are a *****.

    But, it'll be interesting to see claims responsibility. Even more interesting will be who is actually responsible.

    If it gets tagged on the PKK, then Turkey can ask Russians for help eliminating the Kurds.

    Because Chechnya is such a great case study.
     

    Kutnupe14

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    So does Putin take this one on the chin? Or does he take off his shirt, grab a bear rifle, and score 7 goals against former NHL players on his birthday?
     

    ArcadiaGP

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    Please move this to the General Political Forum.

    Reports say that the man who shot him yelled about Allepo, said "You killed innocent people, Ya Allah, bismillah!"

    Ambassador is currently "seriously wounded"
     

    T.Lex

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    Or merge with the WWIII thread. (Half-kidding.)

    If only Franz Ferdinand had been seriously wounded, maybe WWI wouldn't have started?
     

    ArcadiaGP

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    Now reports in Ankara say the Russian ambassador has died out of his wounds, he was shot 5 times

    security operation to neutralize the gunman is over. It is unclear if the gunman was apprehended or killed
     

    T.Lex

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    I guess there were other wounded.

    Makes me wonder if this was a coordinated attack. Some reports say the shooter may've had a police ID.

    From the BBC feed (with a side of irony):
    According to Russian TV, the ambassador had been attending an exhibition called "Russia as seen by Turks".


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    Dang, BBC live feed

    http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-38370362

    Has a pic of what looks like a guy pointing a gun right at the camera taking the pic.

    ETA2:
    From CBC

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    ArcadiaGP

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    I guess there were other wounded.

    Makes me wonder if this was a coordinated attack. Some reports say the shooter may've had a police ID.

    From the BBC feed (with a side of irony):



    ETA:
    Dang, BBC live feed

    Live: Russian ambassador shot in Turkey - BBC News

    Has a pic of what looks like a guy pointing a gun right at the camera taking the pic.

    Yeah pics I'm seeing have the shooter standing right behind the Ambo as he gives a speech, like he was meant to be there.

    gunman shouted "we die in Aleppo, you die here"

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    KellyinAvon

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    Here's a conspiracy theory: Putin had his own guy killed as a means to take more action on behalf of His boy Assad
     

    T.Lex

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    I chose not to embed the snuff pic :P
    Didn't see any goriness, so didn't think it a big deal. Of course, if a mod disagrees, I'm totally cool with it getting edited. [Self-edited for our more sensitive readers.] ;)

    Turkish news reporting:
    - Russian ambassador had no security detail (WTF? Seriously? None at all?)
    - Police forces killed attacker soon thereafter.

    INGO reminder that initial reporting is almost always wrong.
     
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