Russian Ambassador to Turkey murdered

[Paul Rigby]

He was not on the Ankara Police Diplomatic Protection squad. He was a riot policeman. He had been off-duty for two days before and was also off duty the day of this event. He WAS considered [by those there] to have been part of the on-duty protection. The question not answered is how he came to 'become' security for that event when this was not his training nor his unit and it was his day off from being a riot policeman. So far, I've not heard anyone explain this. Yes, Ankara is saying he is Guleanist and went to one of their schools as a child or teen. But other than that no one so far I've heard has really tried to explain anything. Another issue is if the police who came and shot him were doing so because the had to [self-defense] or if they really should have arrested him and chose not to [or had orders not to] to silence him.

ISIS shares list of Russian embassies online in a bid to encourage more attacks - as it emerges assassin who killed ambassador was a bodyguard of Turkey's president

By SARAH DEAN and PAUL THOMPSON IN ANKARA, TURKEY and WILL STEWART IN MOSCOW FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 09:03, 21 December 2016 | UPDATED: 16:35, 21 December 2016

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ident.html

ISIS has attempted to capitalise on the assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey by sharing a list of embassies on social media.

Jihadists published a PDF file of Russian consulate addresses around the world online after Monday's attack in Ankara.

It comes as a photo has emerged appearing to show gunman Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, as a supporter of Turkish President Erdogan.

Pro-government media has attempted to link Altintas to the Gulen movement, the same group that was blamed for the failed coup in July.

Now sources have confirmed Altintas was part of the presidential bodyguard in the weeks after the failed coup in July. A picture on social media is believed to show the off-duty police officer turned killer at an AKP event for Erdogan's conservative party.

Turkish authorities said Altintas took part in eight events involving President Erdogan. It has not been revealed what his duties were or how close he actually got to the President during his brief assignment.