Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead over aleppo

[LordKenwyne]

Here is the video if you want to see it.

Contains the death:

https://twitter.com/xiseyn/status/810895174532562945

[Gabalphaville]

Thanks for the snuff movie LK

It's going to be interesting to discover what the assassin's nationality was. And whether he was affiliated to any political organisation. Maybe he was just angry because Russia etc are succeeding in liberating a cosmopolitan and relatively secular Syrian city from the jihadists.

[LordKenwyne]

Thanks for the snuff movie LK

It's going to be interesting to discover what the assassin's nationality was. And whether he was affiliated to any political organisation. Maybe he was just angry because Russia etc are succeeding in liberating a cosmopolitan and relatively secular Syrian city from the jihadists.

It has come out the attacker was 22 years old and Turkish police special forces.

[Wales-Bales]

It has come out the attacker was 22 years old and Turkish police special forces.

The BBC are reporting he was "an Ankara riot police member." It's unlikely they would get their facts wrong.

[LordKenwyne]

The BBC are reporting he was "an Ankara riot police member." It's unlikely they would get their facts wrong.

Some news networks were reporting on him as a retired policeman.

Others said off duty.

Then some people were saying it was an accident.

Reuters released the news the driver was polish. Then they corrected themselves to say the truck was polish. Then they said the passenger was polish as well.

etc, etc.

The joys of "breaking news"!.

[Wales-Bales]

Some news networks were reporting on him as a retired policeman.

Others said off duty.

Then some people were saying it was an accident.

Reuters released the news the driver was polish. Then they corrected themselves to say the truck was polish. Then they said the passenger was polish as well.

etc, etc.

The joys of "breaking news"!.

So there is a short timeframe where they are allowed to make things up

BTW special forces usually conduct special operations, they are highly disciplined and chosen for their psychological profile, so no loose cannons they are trained to follow specific orders without deviation.

[LordKenwyne]

So there is a short timeframe where they are allowed to make things up

BTW special forces usually conduct special operations, they are highly disciplined and chosen for their psychological profile, so no loose cannons they are trained to follow specific orders without deviation.

Ye I went a bit OTT when I saw he was supposedly special forces.

WW3 and franz ferdinand and all that

Then Putin and Erdogan released statements and it calmed it a bit.

[Packerman]

So there is a short timeframe where they are allowed to make things up

BTW special forces usually conduct special operations, they are highly disciplined and chosen for their psychological profile, so no loose cannons they are trained to follow specific orders without deviation.

i,ve met a few ex special forces who were mad as feck

[Mrs Steve R]

Is there a suggestion that the Russians were in cahoots with the guy who shot the ambassador, withdrew his security detail, all presumably to justify further Russian aggression?

I have no idea, I will wait until more information comes out, I was just saying it looks dodgy.. because it does.

So there is a short timeframe where they are allowed to make things up

BTW special forces usually conduct special operations, they are highly disciplined and chosen for their psychological profile, so no loose cannons they are trained to follow specific orders without deviation.

Usually about ten years