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Russian Envoy Assassination: Questions Must Be Answered



Comment: A partial answer to these questions: First, security for ambassadors is the responsibility of the host state (which just goes to show that Turkey's security was inadequate). Second, Turkish newspapers say that the special forces who killed the assassin tried to get him to surrender, but after he returned fire and reached into his pocket, they feared he may have had an explosive vest. It's a valid concern - such vests are not very bulky.


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