Russia qualifies assassination of Russian ambassador to Turkey as terrorist attack

Russia qualifies the killing of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov as a terrorist attack, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.


"We qualify the events as a terrorist attack, we stay in contact with Turkish officials who have pledged that a through all-round investigation will be carried out. The attackers will be punished. Today this issue will be brought up at the UN Security Council," she said.

• Russia will address the UN Security Council regarding the assassination of Andrei Karlov, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said.

"This issue will be immediately raised today with the members of the UN Security Council," Zakharova said. "There is no place for terrorism and we will be resolutely fighting against it."

"The memory of Russia’s prominent diplomat Andrei Genndadievich Karlov will always stay in our hearts," Zakharova added.

Turkey must thoroughly investigate assassination of Russian ambassador, Russia’s senior diplomat said.
[tass.com]
19/12/16
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