BERLIN, (ًٌٌٰآٹ+APP/AFP) – A Polish man found dead after a truck ploughed through a Berlin Christmas market was “shot” dead, the interior minister of neighbouring Brandenburg state said Tuesday. After a national telephone conference of ministers, Karl-Heinz Schroeter said “one of the victims was shot,” without specifying whether this victim was the registered driver of […]
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Polish man dead at Berlin Xmas market was ‘shot’: official
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Turkey detains six over envoy murder as Russia seeks answers
ANKARA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Turkish authorities were on Tuesday holding six people over the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara by an off-duty policeman, as Russia urgently sought answers over the murder. With the Turkish capital already on high alert after a string of attacks this year, an individual also fired outside the US embassy […]
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Killer of Russia envoy ‘used police ID’ to enter Ankara show
ANKARA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The Turkish policeman who assassinated Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov at an Ankara exhibition centre used his police ID to enter the show while armed, reports said on Tuesday. Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, set off the metal detector security check when he entered the exhibition in central Ankara as he was […]
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Greek vote on tax help for migrant islands pushed to Wednesday
ATHENS, (APP/AFP) – A Greek parliament vote on a special tax allowance for Aegean islands struggling to accommodate thousands of migrants has been pushed to Wednesday, the chamber said. The vote scheduled to be held late on Monday will be held on Wednesday evening after an opposition party called for a show of hands on […]
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US says shooting outside US embassy in Ankara, mission shut as precaution
ANKARA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital. “An individual approached the US Embassy Ankara main gate and discharged a firearm,” the embassy said […]
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UN slams assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT+APP):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN Security Council strongly have condemned Monday’s assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara, saying there is no justification for targeting diplomatic personnel and civilians. “The Secretary-General is appalled by this senseless act of terror,” according to a statement issued by the secretary-general’ […]