THE US Embassy in Ankara is on lockdown after a 'security incident' moments after the Russian ambassador shooting this evening.
GETTYOfficials have described the closure as being due to an "ongoing security incident".
It comes after the Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was shot dead at an art gallert in Ankara, Turkey.
TWITTEROn their official account they tweeted: “Ankara, #Turkey - ongoing security incident near US Embassy.
"All US citizens should avoid area near Embassy compound until further notice.”
Andrei Karlov died after being shot five times in the back during a speech at an art gallery.
He was attacked by a gunman shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ who has been identified as a Turkish policeman.
TWITTERRussia has called the killing a "terror attack".
The State Department said in a warning to Americans they “should avoid travel to southeast Turkey and carefully consider the risks of travel to and throughout the country”.
US citizens have been warned against travel for Turkey since October 29, alerting of “increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey”.
Reports of shooting near US Embassy Ankara, #Turkey- US citizens advised to avoid Embassy area until further notice.— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) December 19, 2016
A string of sanctions from the Kremlin followed as tensions grew between the nations.
More to follow...
1 comment:
A permanent diplomatic mission is typically known as an Embassy or consulate which represents a sovereign state. Murdering or killing its chief titled the Ambassador is not just a travesty of international trust but shows a total territorial disregard and therefore disrespect to and of the peoples of Russia and underscores the depravity and disunity caused by a religious-political-mafia leadership in Turkey and geographically associated vassal nations controlled by frustrated and belligerent evil spiritual entities. A sane person may well ask of offending parties "Are you out of your minds?" Perhaps the Turks are too dim-witted to have learned anything from the US ISIS experience in neighboring Syria or too dumb to register fear. Which is it? The Turks are a menace and a threat to peace, may the bear show grace and do all in its power to educate those that are yet worthy of being classified human.
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