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Russian envoy assassination round-up
US dismisses claims it supported Russian envoy killing[AA.TR] The U.S. on Tuesday roundly dismissed claims it was in any way involved in the liquidation of Russia's envoy to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... "It's a ludicrous claim, absolutely false, there's no basis of truth in it whatsoever," State Department front man John Kirby told news hounds. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and utterly failed Secretary of State... conveyed the sentiment Tuesday during a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Kirby added. "The secretary in his conversation with the foreign minister did raise his concerns about some of the rhetoric coming out of Turkey with respect to American involvement/support, tacit or otherwise, for this unspeakable liquidation yesterday because of the presence of Mr. [Fetullah] Gulen here in the United States," Kirby said. Turkish min. slams police connection in envoy's murder [AA.TR] Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said late Tuesday that it is a great disrespect and defamation for the Turkish police to be presented as the perpetrator of Russian envoy Karlov's liquidation. "It is a terror attack, it is very clear. The connections behind this attack will also come to light," Bozdag said during a speech in the Turkish Parliament in the capital Ankara. The minister said that the dark and dirty connections behind the murder cannot be hidden by using police uniform or title. "I am sure that the investigations will reveal all the ties of the attacker. Don't doubt that," Bozdag said. Cavusoglu tells Kerry FETO behind envoy murder [AA.TR] Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has told U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, unsuccessful presidential candidate, and utterly failed Secretary of State... on Tuesday that Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) was behind Russian envoy Karlov's liquidation. According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Cavusoglu and Kerry had a phone conversation, during which the Turkish foreign minister informed his U.S. counterpart on Andrey Karlov's liquidation and the assailant Mevlut Mert Altintas. Cavusoglu informed Kerry that terrorist group FETO was behind the liquidation of Russian envoy to Ankara, according to the sources. The sources added that Kerry offered condolences to Cavusoglu and expressed sorrow about the incident. Andrey Karlov died after being shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday evening. Karlov was delivering a speech when the assailant, 22-year-old policeman Altintas, opened fire on him. Erdogan: Turkey will not be 'hitched' to terror agenda [AA.TR] The liquidation of Moscow’s ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov, was a "provocation" against "Turkish-Russian relations", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... said on Tuesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Istanbul's Eurasia Tunnel, Erdogan said ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... would not "let terror hitch us to its own agenda". The Russian envoy was rubbed out on Monday evening as he attended the opening ceremony of an art gallery in capital Ankara. Erdogan also said terror attacks will not harm the nation’s unity. He also confirmed that a joint commission with Russia was set to start investigating the incident and those responsible. Russia joins probe into Turkey envoy murder [DAWN] A team of Russian Sherlocks arrived in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on Tuesday to probe the liquidation of Moscow's ambassador in an Ankara art gallery, as both sides pledged the murder would not damage improving relations. Veteran diplomat Andrei Karlov was shot nine times in the back by off-duty Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas at the opening of an exhibition of Russian photography on Monday. The brazen killing stunned Ankara and Moscow, which have rowed repeatedly over the Syria conflict but in recent weeks have begun cooperating closely on the evacuations from war-wrecked Aleppo. An unprecedented three-way meeting on Syria between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran went ahead in Moscow Tuesday despite the liquidation, with the diplomats backing a widening of a truce. Six people have been detained over the Karlov liquidation, including the sister, mother, father and uncle of the 22-year-old Altintas, Turkish media said. Adding to the jitters, with Turkey already on high alert after a string of deadly attacks, an individual also fired outside the US embassy in Ankara overnight. Posted by: Fred 2016-12-21 |
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