Screen grab via @CNNTurk, photograph seems to show gunman on the right pic.twitter.com/ykWyAOvLqR
— Piotr Zalewski (@p_zalewski) December 19, 2016
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BREAKING CNN Türk Ankara reporter says Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov to Ankara shot in #Ankara, condition unknown. pic.twitter.com/OaXcD6vYCC
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) December 19, 2016
Tensions have escalated dramatically between the two countries over last few years https://t.co/dt6NhG2Icv
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 19, 2016
Early reports indicate that the assailant who shot #Russian ambassador in #Ankara shouted "You killed innocent people, Ya Allah, bismillah!"
— Aykan Erdemir (@aykan_erdemir) December 19, 2016
The assailant who shot the #Russian ambassador had introduced himself as a private security guard as he was entering the reception in Ankara pic.twitter.com/p5qBScKM8q
— Aykan Erdemir (@aykan_erdemir) December 19, 2016
The AP has released this picture of the shooting at the Ankara photo gallery where the Russian ambassador was shot https://t.co/20k8Y0Vcl4
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) December 19, 2016
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot in targeted attack
https://t.co/IHAfxjgSPp— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) December 19, 2016
This was a first event attended by Russian Ambassador following the rapprochement. The gunman said, "we die in Aleppo, you die here"
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) December 19, 2016
BREAKING: Gunman in exhibition attack in Ankara spoke Russian, then shouted "Allahu Akbar" fired 8 times at Ambassador Karlov: AP eyewitness
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) December 19, 2016
#BREAKING: Russia confirms the Russian Ambassador to Turkey has died. #inl
— The Israel Link (@TheIsraelink) December 19, 2016
U.S. condemns fatal attack on Russian ambassador to Turkey: "Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family" https://t.co/oewUhK97JX
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 19, 2016
AP photographer Burhan Ozbilici continued his work in the face of this. pic.twitter.com/mGdH37ZMei
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) December 19, 2016
Ambassador of Russia was just murdered on soil of NATO alliance country by gunmen screaming about proxy war of Arab world vs Russia/Iran.
— Omri Ceren (@cerenomri) December 19, 2016
Gunman shouted "don't forget about Aleppo, don't forget about Syria" after shooting of Andrei Karlov in Ankara https://t.co/NNXh6fwTXG pic.twitter.com/KCBmVbWcdn
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 19, 2016
Yenisafak says that the attacker is M.M.A, a real Turkish police from Ankara police special operation unit.
— METIN GURCAN (@Metin4020) December 19, 2016
UPDATE: The shooter of the Russian ambassador to Turkey was a Turkish police officer, he was killed by police forces after the assassination pic.twitter.com/n41jXJwgUA
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) December 19, 2016
Prepare for WW3. I just thank God my son isn't old enough to be drafted.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 19, 2016
I have never expected — much less wanted — my expertise in the Sarajevo 1914 assassination & coming of #WW1 to be too relevant. #Ankara
— John Schindler (@20committee) December 19, 2016
The moment before: The Russian Ambassador to Turkey looks at a painting at a gallery in Ankara earlier today. Behind him, his assassin… pic.twitter.com/sZyJsTnAYo
— Tunku Varadarajan (@tunkuv) December 19, 2016
Russian ambassador shot.
That's how WWI started.
— Neil Stevens (@presjpolk) December 19, 2016
#Russia has just declared the killing of its envoy to #Turkey a "terrorist act" #Syria https://t.co/iJ1VFwdmUJ
— Amie Ferris-Rotman (@Amie_FR) December 19, 2016
Turkish officials tell Russian media that tomorrow’s meeting in Moscow between Turkish, Russian, & Iranian diplomats is still on.
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 19, 2016
Assassin of #Russia ambassador named as Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, 22, a special forces Ankara police officer. pic.twitter.com/MW9LW3rYtS
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) December 19, 2016
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