An assassination and a gunman’s final words put Turkey on edge - The Washington Post
'Putin on Monday night called the shooting a “provocation aimed at rupturing ties between Russia and Turkey,” a statement later echoed by Erdogan. '
' Brian Murphy, Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung from Washington, Zeynep Karatas in Istanbul and Erin Cunningham in Irbil, Iraq, contributed to this report. '
'The assassination, which was captured in stunning detail by an Associated Press photographer and other journalists, brought into sharp relief the violent worldwide reverberations of Syria’s bloody civil war. '
'The statements by Putin and Erdogan suggested that the assassination may not disrupt their budding convergence of interests. '
'After killing the ambassador, Altintas, a 22-year-old officer with the riot police, denounced Russia’s role in the Syrian war, screaming: “Don’t forget Aleppo!'
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'Putin on Monday night called the shooting a “provocation aimed at rupturing ties between Russia and Turkey,” a statement later echoed by Erdogan. '
' Brian Murphy, Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung from Washington, Zeynep Karatas in Istanbul and Erin Cunningham in Irbil, Iraq, contributed to this report. '
'The assassination, which was captured in stunning detail by an Associated Press photographer and other journalists, brought into sharp relief the violent worldwide reverberations of Syria’s bloody civil war. '
'The statements by Putin and Erdogan suggested that the assassination may not disrupt their budding convergence of interests. '
'After killing the ambassador, Altintas, a 22-year-old officer with the riot police, denounced Russia’s role in the Syrian war, screaming: “Don’t forget Aleppo!'
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