moscow and ankara displaying a united front in the face of terror.in a moment, but first to ankara, and our correspondent, mark lowen. what is the latest on the investigation? as you heard there in that report, a joint commission turkish russian commission has been set up to investigate the murder that happened here in the art gallery in ankara. i8 that happened here in the art gallery in ankara. 18 russian officials arrived here this morning including forensic experts and prosecutor, they will work with their turkish counterparts to investigate the murder. at the same time six people have been detained, including relatives and the former flatmate of the gunman, the 22—year—old mevlut mert aydintas. they will be trying to find out who this man was and what his motives were, was he a lone wolf? did he have links to any opposition groups in syria orjihadist groups? was he trying to take revenge? or was he as some sources in the turkish government suggested, did he have links to the islamist movement that tu rkey‘s links to the islamist movement that tu

turkey has witnessed some major bomb attacks in ankara and istanbul over the last year, year and ankarahe last year, yearand a ankara and istanbul over the last year, year and a half, really major bomb attacks targeting foreign tourists. turkish soldiers, turkish police, and civilians. so what we are seeing here, this really brazen attack against the russian ambassador, further fuels the suspicion that turkey is becoming increasingly an unstable and insecure place for people. because local authorities have been saying, one in particular saying it is highly unlikely the man was acting alone. what is your take on that? highly unlikely the man was acting alone. what is your take on that7m is remarkable be assassin came so close to murder the russian ambassador point—blank range, and also at a public event in the capital city of ankara, this raises serious questions about the level and quality of turkish security, particularly in such a sensitive area of turkey. and the impact on the public, although this was targeted at i's pacific individual, but you talk about the many bomb attacks we ha

before condemning it as killed in ankara before condemning itasa killed in ankara before condemning united front being put on. what is the broader background to this and relations between turkey and russia? well, the relationship has been through a really difficult year. it was more than a year ago now that turkish fighterjets shot down a russian plane in the border area between syria and turkey when ankara accused russia of violating its border and straying into turkish airspace and that led to extremely difficult relaugsz, president putin accused ankara of stabbing russia in the back and there were economic sanctions and all sorts and real concerns about the potential conflict, dispute between a nato country and russia. that was resolved recently and the two countries had started to work together particularly inside syria where russia had started looking to turkey as an alternative to the united states in terms of trying to come to some resolution of the conflict in syria. now, russia and ankara are both arguing that what has happened is an attempt to break that process involved.

in ankara on tuesday. local media report that authorities are questioning the assailant's family. the ambassador was shot from behind by a member of turkey's riot policings while delivering a speech at an art gallery in ankara. the turkish government identified the assailant as mevlut mert altintas. police shot and killed him. he shouted slogans urging people not to forget aleppo and syria. he said everyone associated with the oppression must pay a price. the incident followed the siege of aleppo by syrian government troops, supported by russian air strikes. >>> the islamic state group says one of its militants carried out monday's deadly attack on a berlin christmas market. german investigators say they are still hunting for the person or people behind it. they've released the only suspect over lack of evidence. 12 people died and 45 were injured when a truck driver plowed through the crowded market. the militant group claimed

shot in the back in ankara. the dollar rising against the turkish lira.will bring you more on this developing story as soon as we get it. you are watching bloomberg television. this is bloomberg. it looks like we are going to close higher. ♪ live from london and new york this is the european close. stocks finishing up the session in london finishing down down by a 10th of a percent. below the daily average of the last 100 days as we approach the holiday season. performance with oil and gas the worst performers the worst decline after a second weekly gain on friday. don't forget the stoxx 600 finished at its highest level since december 31 last year. todayys is the big story back to tell 7000 clients to find another lender. the global investment bank coming under pressure to cut ties with some clients. moreare struggling to get management from your leap fund managers. that makes them rethink the traditional focus. love this chart, european companies with high sales to emerging markets have an inatively unhurt by the rout those countries financial markets.

he was a police officer working in ankara, in the capital of turkey, for 2.5 years.e school in izmir, a city on the western coast of turkey. so right now we know the identity, and the friends and family of the policeman who shot the russian ambassador are in custody and are also being investigated by police. a lot of people paying attention to the footage shot at the scene. extraordinary, an ap photographer kept filming while the threat was there. many people drawing attention to what the gunman said, and the way he was standing, the gestures he was making as he was saying what he was saying. it was the opening of a photo exhibition in ankara, and the russian ambassador was giving a speech at the time. the gunman was behind him. he opened shots in the air, and shot the russian ambassador. he then said, "don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria. we will not let you be safe over here until all syrians are safe." he also said some words in arabic. there are also discussions about it on social media. some turkish journalists are saying these lyrics are related to some cha

there has been widespread reaction to the assassination in ankara.aid the attack was "a violation of all rules of civilized order and must be condemned." he also called the shooter a "radical islamic terrorist." russian president vladimir putin called the attack "a provocation aimed at spoiling the normalisation of russo—turkish relations." and in britain, defence secretary michael fallon said this was "a shocking act involving a diplomat who should otherwise, enjoy proper protection." ozge ozdemir is from the bbc turkish service. she told me more details about the gunman. we know the identity of the gunman who shut the russian ambassador. he was a police officer working in ankara, the capital of turkey, for 2.5 years. he graduated from a school in izmir. right now we know the identity and the friends and family of the policeman who shot the russian ambassador are in custody and are being investigated by police. a lot of people paying attention to the footage shot at the scene. the ap photographer kept filming while the threat was there. many people

there's a map showing you where ankara is. ankara of course, the capital of turkey right now. we are getting this word the russian ambassador was shot in the capital. he's been taken to the hospital. why does this matter? we do not know who is responsible for this attack. what we do know is both turkey and russia are now intimately involved with the war raging in syria. in fact, on different sides right now of that war raging in syria. russia of course supporting the assad regime in that country. turkey has been supportive of the rebels, although turkey has different interests as well with some of the kurdish fighters that have been fighting the syrian regime. we did get pictures just a short time ago from cnn turk of the attack on the russian ambassador to this country right now. do we have muhammed lila? cnn's muhammed lila is on the border between turkey and syria. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we understand the ambassador was speaking at an art gallery when a gunman or several gunmen burst in. we understand he has been shot. we don't know the latest in terms of

he was attacked at an art exhibition in ankara. gunmen, later killed by security forces, shouted allahu akbar. the kremlin said the attack was an attempt to undermine russia-turkey ties. the italian government has cleared the way for the potential risk of lenders as it seeks to increase the nation's public debt by as much as 20 billion euros. paschi is attempting to find investors to back a private, 5 billion euro capital increase. should these efforts fail, the prime minister has laid the groundwork for a state-sponsored cash injection, with the possible sale of bonds. at india'som battle biggest conglomerate has taken a dramatic turn, with the group chairman stepping down as director of tata. he says he is taking his fight to what he calls a larger platform. and ast the board chairman of tata motors. that's your bloomberg business flash. manus: thank you very much. the bank of japan had upgraded its assessment of the world's third-largest economy at the same time monetary policy was kept unchanged after the first decision since d

ankara, zurich and berlin.dent-elect continues to transition. foreign policy is first. this morning in the markets, due dollars strengthen all adjust? can emerging markets survived a trump reflation? i am tom keene in new york, guy johnson in london. a terrible 24 hours in europe and turkey. guy: the reaction is once again fascinating, the market looking through this. 2017 is going to be a year in which these incidents will resonate. what is happening in germany, what is happening in france, it is going to be fascinating what angela merkel says. tom: we are waiting for the chance to speak right now. -- for the chancellor to speak right now. currencies come out of these. the big story is dollar strength and euro weakness. news, almost waiting on but that is a big move over the last 48 hours. oil with a little bit of a churn. next screen, please. the next made a big move. we have been waiting, 11.69. there is the dollar strain. but swiss,lipino, 1.08, 1.06 86. that is a big technical move in strong swiss franc. g

mark lowen, bbc news, ankara.ties release their only suspect in the berlin truck attack which killed 12 people. a potentially dangerous criminal may be still at large. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey, gunned down by an off—duty police officer, has arrived home in moscow. russian investigators are in ankara to inspect the gallery where he was shot. nicola sturgeon lays out her plans for scotland's relationship with the eu after brexit. the first minister says she won't allow the scottish economy to suffer. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the daily mirror says this. "truck killer could strike again." it quotes a source in the german police as saying the killer is still armed and at large. the telegraph says there's a manhunt in berlin and across europe after the police admitted they'd arrested the wrong man. the times leads on the manhunt for the killer too. it says the attack was the worst terrorist attack on german soil since 1980. the metro recounts the death of the lorry‘s legiti

not only will this bring moscow and ankara closer together, it will cause a bigger rift between ankaraw happening today is an extension of policies on behalf of washington regarding syria. as we've seen since august this last year, turkey and president erdogan have been trying to forge closer ties with putin and russia, particularly on syria. russia and syria have had... russia and turkey have had differences on syria, primarily because president erdogan called for the removal of al—assad early on. one thing the russians and turks agree on is the territorial sovereignty and integrity of syria, they don't want it broken up and if that means that assad must be at the helm of it, then the turks are going to be ok with that. that would be a very important strategic, potential change, wouldn't it? if the turks actually now turn around and say that al—assad can stay because they've wanted him to go. that big change, the policy was last year, and one of the key reasons you started to see ankara starting to warm up to russia. i think here you have a couple of things going on. domestically, pre

embassy in ankara. the embassy there is closed today. the u.s. consulate is closed here in istanbul, as well, amid the heightened security concerns. we're also learning more about the gunman himself. a 22-year-old member of the riot police force. he was dressed as a police officer in the typical uniform of a diplomatic security, a black suit, black tie, a police lapel pin. white shirt. he was standing behind the minister the u.mi minist minister. the embassy was promoting russian culture. as the minister was giving some remarks he pulled out his pistol and gunned him down and made a statement in turkish for his involvement in the brutal military campaign in aleppo. >> a lot of speculation in regards to motive and if he was acting on his own as a lone wolf, as it were. have you heard anything on your end? do authorities think he was acting on his own? way too early to say. just a couple hours after the incident, we have to remember that, as well. >> the motivations he explained, he spoke for quite a long time after he shot the ambassador in the ba

he was attacked at an art exhibition in ankara. gunman who was shot by security forces shouted don't forget aleppo after the shooting. the kremlin said the attack was an attempt to undermine russia-turkey ties. a manhunt underway in zurich after a suspect shot people an islamic center. three men were hospitalized after the attack close to the main train station. the dead body of another person was found a few minutes walk from the scene, although it is unclear if the two episodes are linked. the pentagon says that china has returned a u.s. navy underwater drone. the unmanned vehicle was handed back close to where it was seized last thursday. the incident triggered a diplomatic spat between the two nations, donald trump took to social media to criticize china's actions. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. guy: thank you. an extraordinary year in so many ways, but the monetary policy arena has been front and center for the markets as they try a

in ankara — the russian ambassador to turkey has been in ankara — the russian ambassador to turkey has the gunman is still at large. and a scintilating triple century for india — as england struggle in the fifth test in chennai. it's 5pm. our main story is the series of strikes — involving thousands of workers — taking place in the run—up to christmas, affecting rail and postal services. the post office says a third of its large high—street branches are closed — because of a strike by staff protesting againstjob cuts and changes to their pensions. there's also been further disruption on southern rail — as rmt members stage another 48—hour strike about staffing levels on trains. talks have been taking place at the conciliation service, acas, to try to stop ba cabin crew walking out over christmas in a dispute about pay. downing street said unions were showing a ‘shared contempt‘ for people trying to go about their daily lives. our business correspondent john moylan has the latest. postal workers brought a special delivery for the government today. outside the department for business, ma

from ankara mark lowen reports.bassador but in a way nobody could envisage. andrey karlov‘s body was flown back to moscow, the victim of an assassination. his government called eternal symbol of russian turkish friendship. his widow was barely able to watch. he was opening an exhibition in ankara last night, behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a turkish policeman. the gunman paces calmly, giving up to strike, occasionally fumbling in his pocket. suddenly, he shoots. at the russian embassy today tight security and tributes to an ambassador who served here for three years as russia and turkey fell out over syria. they back opposite sides in the war would have recently reconciled. those who knew him called mr karlova brilliant diplomat. this is a big tragedy for all of us. for all russian people. do you understand why there is anger against russia here? i think i understand but it is difficult to speak right now. the turkey—russian relationship has always been tricky. but this murder might bring them closer. in sy

from ankara, mark lowen reports.a way nobody could envisage. andrei karlov‘s body was flown back to moscow, the victim of an assassination. his government called him an "eternal symbol of russian— turkish friendship." his widow was barely able to watch. he was opening an exhibition in ankara last night, behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a turkish policeman. the gunman paces calmly, gearing up to strike, occasionally fumbling in his pocket. suddenly, he shoots. at the russian embassy today, tight security and tributes to an ambassador who had served here for three years as russia and turkey fell out over syria. they back opposite sides in the war, but have recently reconciled. those who knew him called mr karlov a brilliant diplomat. this is a big tragedy for all of us. for all russian people. do you understand why there is anger against russia here? ah... i think i understand, but it is difficult to talk right now. the turkey—russia relationship has always been tricky, but this murder might actually bring them

from ankara mark lowen reports.uld envisage. andrei karlov‘s body was flown back to moscow, the victim of an assassination. his government called him an "eternal symbol of russian— turkish friendship." his widow was barely able to watch. he was opening an exhibition in ankara last night, behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a turkish policeman having cleared security with his police id. the gunman paces calmly, gearing up to strike, occasionally fumbling in his pocket. suddenly, he shoots. at the russian embassy today, tight security and tributes to an ambassador who'd served here for three years as russia and turkey fell out over syria. they back opposite sides in the war, but have recently reconciled. those who knew him called mr karlov a brilliant diplomat. this is a big tragedy for all of us. for all russian people. do you understand why there is anger against russia here? ah... i think i understand, but it is difficult to talk right now. the turkey—russia relationship has always been tricky, but this murder

wasssador andrei karlov shot to death yesterday in ankara. who firedce say a man at a mosque was not a far right extremists. three people were wounded, too seriously before the gunmen kill themselves. ♪ the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for last night's attack on a christmas market in berlin. 12 people killed and almost 50 wounded when a truck plowed into crowds of people. police say the driver is still on the loose after they released a man arrested last night because of a lack of evidence. michelle has the latest. michelle: debris still scattered across the road at this christmas market in berlin. a horrific reminder of monday night's tragedy. tributes have been pouring in after a man plowed this massive into ththe market, killing at least a dozen people and wounding scores of others. police arrested a 23-year-old man of pakistani origin on monday night. released less than 24 hours later due to insufficient evidence. meanwhile, german police continued their probe to track down the person responsible. -- we don'te know know

russia's ambassador to turkey has been killed in ankara.aleppo after the shooting. today's other major story is that the russian ambassador to turkey has been shot and killed. andrei karlov was addressing a meeting in ankara when a man shot him several times in the back, shouting, "don't forget aleppo," and, "revenge." the gunman was an off—duty turkish police officer. the attack follows days of protests in turkey against russia's role in syria. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. his report contains flashing images. russia's ambassador to turkey opening an exhibition in ankara. waiting behind him, his assassin. as andrei karlov speaks, the gunman opens fire, killing the ambassador. gunfire he screams, "allahu akbar," god is greatest, before in turkish, "don't forget about aleppo, don't forget about syria. so long as they are not safe, you will not taste safety either." as the attacker was shot dead by police, the ambassador was rushed to hospital. his wife was led out, clearly shaken. soon after, andrei karlov succumbed to his inj

from ankara, mark lowen reports.ambassador, but in a way nobody could envisage. andrei karlov‘s body was flown back to moscow, the victim of an assassination. his government called him an "eternal symbol of russian— turkish friendship." his widow was barely able to watch. he was opening an exhibition in ankara last night, behind him, smartly dressed, his killer, a turkish policeman having cleared security with his police id. the gunman paces calmly, gearing up to strike, occasionally fumbling in his pocket. suddenly, he shoots. at the russian embassy today, tight security and tributes to an ambassador who'd served here for three years as russia and turkey fell out over syria. they back opposite sides in the war, but have recently reconciled. those who knew him called mr karlov a brilliant diplomat. this is a big tragedy for all of us. for all russian people. do you understand why there is anger against russia here? ah... i think i understand, but it is difficult to talk right now. the turkey—russia relationship has a

fast moving developments in berlin and ankara.tarts right now. >> the truck came barrelling through. nobody knew what was happening. >> we had to see torn christmas lights. >> police have one man in custody. the second man found dead on the passenger seat. >> authorities are investigating this as a terrorist attack. >> it didn't feel like it was an accident. >> the shocking assassination of the russian ambassador to turkey. >> the attacker says we must remember aleppo. >> the gunman identified as a 22-year-old turkish police officer. >> with the rise of isis and in syria, we will see attacks like this all throughout the world. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> good morning. welcome to "new day." tuesday, december 20th. 6:00 in the east. we have breaking developments on the attacks in europe and middle east. officials in berlin tell cnn the suspect accused of deliberately driving through a crowd at a christmas market is a recent refugee from the afghanistan/pakistan region. 12 people were killed. dozens

embassy in ankara that is developing right now as well. so it has been a very long day. >> let me ask you about that. this is something -- we don't have confirmation of this. what we've got is local reports that somebody with a gun tried to get into the u.s. embassy in ankara, in the capital city of turkey. do we know if those local reports are true? do we have any corroboration on that? >> reporter: there are now multiple local reports. they have just put out a photograph and it is of a fairly elderly gentleman who was apparently carrying a shotgun, he fired several rounds into the air. five, six, seven rounds into the air and then was taken into custody by police. it does not seem like this was an organized terrorist attack based on his age, the weapon that he was carrying, the fact that the embassy was closed at the time. frankly, it sounds more like an angry reaction. there's been a lot of reporting in this country online, on twitter, also on some of the state television blaming the killing of the russian ambassador on the cia, blaming

shot multiple times while speaking at an art gallery in ankara a short time ago.was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his wounds. >>> i'm joined now by clarissa ward in moscow. clarissa, again, getting word from russian officials of the death and word from turkish officials about the investigation saying that the suspect has been neutralized. we don't know if that means the shoot hear been killed or is in custody. these details just coming in. >> reporter: that's right. basically, we just heard a short time ago from the russian foreign ministry confirming that, indeed, the russian ambassador to turkey andrey karlov was killed in this attack tonight. we also know from the russian foreign ministry that president putin is aware that she expehe expected to have emergency meeting later this evening both with the foreign ministry and security apparatus. you saw from the video, you saw it is chilling. very difficult to watch in places. it does appear that this was somehow connected to -- to syria and what is going none syria. just to explain that to our viewers, of

wasssador andrei karlov shot to death yesterday in ankara. who firedce say a man at a mosque was not a far right extremists. three peo

we have been following shots from ankara to berlin.or more on how investors are investigating the troubling headlines, we are joined by the executive director of u.s. equities of derivatives strategy in our new york studio. julian, we have these various headlines about the assassination in ankara, about the truck driving into the crowd in berlin. stocks remain unfazed. we havewhat increasingly seen over the past couple of years. julian: it is not the past couple of years, it is for the most part of the 21st-century. we have had a series of horrific incidences dating back to september 11. markets have proved resilience time and time again. attended the is for markets not to top on bad news, which we have seen over the past 24 hours. what this does is it puts on display the push and hold. on the one side, there is a deep optimism built in no the past couple of months since donald trump's election about the potential for the u.s. economy to grow, and all of the good things that can come from that. on the other side, what we are seeing par

they have already landed in ankara to work alongside the turks. saying they want to find out who was responsible. president putin said this was an act of provocation, trying to tell russia and turkey apart in their efforts to you work together to end the conflict in syria. —— to tell them apart. he says he will strengthen his fight against terror in response and the bandits, as he said, will fill this themselves. so strong from vladimir putin and words of condemnation from the turkish foreign mission the —— minister. earlier, our correspondent gave us an update on the investigation team that has travelled from russia to ankara. this is the first time that a foreign ambassador has been killed in turkey's modern history. this is the first time an ambassador, and the first time an ambassador, and the russian ambassador has lost his life in our attack. turkey is taking this very seriously. the mood is sombre and everyone in the official circles is condemning what has happened. there are strong state m e nts happened. there are strong statements being

well, the united states embassy here in ankara is closed today. meanwhile, russian, iranian, and turkish diplomats are meeting in moscow to figure out what they can do about the humanitarian situation in aleppo and assess the damage done to turkish/russian relations. while we've been on the air, we know authorities have arrested another person, bringing to a total of seven detained over this killing. back to you. >> nic, thank you very much. please keep us up to date. let's bring in cnn senior international correspondent clarissa ward. and we have paul cruickshank in london. here in new york, we have senior editor of the daily beast, michael weiss. michael, let's start with you. we have switzerland, yemen, turkey, and now what we just saw is this just a reflection of the global assault at play, or is this something worthy to look at as coordinated? >> i don't think it's necessarily coordinated, but look, there is something in the zeitgeist, something in the air. the collapse of the middle eastern states, which really began with the invasion of ira

russia's ambassador to turkey's shot dead in ankara. moscow says it is an attempt to spoil ties between the countries. the gunman has been killed. and thousands more are bused out of the syrian city of aleppo, including nearly 50 orphans who sent out a desperate message for help. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. we come on air with breaking news from germany, where nine people have been killed and dozens injured in an attack on a christmas market in the heart of berlin. police say a truck crashed into the market located in the central square. officials say the incident bears all the hallmarks of a possible terror attack. but don't rule out it could have been an accident. it is reported that the suspect believed to be the driver of the truck has been arrested. the bbc's berlin correspondent jenny hill has the latest. jenny: sirens, panic in the heart of berlin. this the immediate aftermath of what police suspect was a deliberate attack. the truck plowed into one of the city's biggest chris

mark lowen, bbc news, ankara.as banned new oil and gas drilling in us atlantic and arctic waters — with the co—operation of canada, the outgoing president has invoked a 1953 law which will be difficult for president—elect trump to reverse. it gives the president the power to withdraw purple waters from new oil and gas drilling. now, this is a joint action with canada, the prime minister there, justin trudeau, has made a long—term commitment to protect the arctic from drilling. president obama has said that it is the arctic‘s unique ecosystem that is really behind this decision. the risk of damage from a spill, the high cost of working in this remote and frigid region, as he put it, and concerns about climate change. he also added that it would take decades to fully develop the infrastructure necessary, on a large scale, to drill for oil and gas in these areas. he said this is coming at a time when we need to continue to move decisively away from fossil fuels. this is being seen, in part, as president obama attempt

the russian investigation team have arrived in ankara.ve investigation that will be carried out about the attacks against the russian ambassador. we now have the information about who this gunman. he was a 22—year—old policeman, off duty policeman, in the riot force and he made his way to the exhibition hall showing his police id. this, of course, will be considered as an embarrassing security failure across turkey. thank you very much. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest developments out of berlin where 12 people have died and 48 injured and some of them seriously after a truck ploughed through a crowd at a busy christmas market in the centre of the city. police are saying a 23—year—old man is in custody. he has been named in the media as a pakistani man who reportedly arrived in germany around a year ago. this is the scene live and the truck has now been removed as investigations continue. all the very latest on the bbc news website. right now, let's catch up website. right now, let's catch up we will say goodbye to viewers aroun

mark lowen, bbc news, ankara.and into history: we hear from the man who made a fifteen minute freefall to earth. we saw this enormous tidal wave approaching the beach, and people started to run, and suddenly it was complete chaos. united states troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon said the operation had been 90% successful, but it's failed in its principal objective, to capture general noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, over the cockpit of the pan—am's maid of the seas, nose—down in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane eight storeys high, a football pitch wide, falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 years. thousands went to midnight mass in the town where

|j want to say a word about the appalling events in berlin and ankara. dozen germans, and many others injured. our thoughts are there. the families of those who have been injured or lost their lives in that appalling attack on the christmas market in berlin. and we are talking to german counterparts to see what we can offer. on ankara, ijust feel, as i'm sure many do, a sense of absolute outrage that an innocent public servant in the course of his duties should be killed in what i think was a completely cowardly and despicable way. what i want to stress today is that you've got germany, you've got the russians then you've got turkey all facing then you've got turkey all facing the problems of terrorism, and my message in that respect is that we are message in that respect is that we a re fully message in that respect is that we are fully kind and supportive working together in that respect with all three of those partners to tackle those problems. angela merkel calling it a terrorist attack. how worried are you about a similar attack in the uk, with migr

we just received late word from ankara in turkey.sh police arrested a man who fired into the air with a shotgun outside the u.s. embassy there. that is according to turkey's state news agency. the man pulled the weapon from his jacket and fired into the air eight or nine times. video fed by turkish video news agency iha showed a handcuffed man being led by security officers into an unmarked police car while he shouted, i swear to god, don't play with us. shouted that this turkish. the u.s. embassy is in the same neighborhood as the russian embassy and the art guilallery where the russian ambassador was assassinated on monday. he was shot and killed while speaking at an art gallery there. the gunman shotted, god is greatest and don't forget aleppo. it was all caught on camera and the video is, frankly, very difficult to watch. so turn away now if you need to. this is the moment when the gunman opened fire. [ gunfire ] [ shouting ] >> reporter: all right, joining us now from ankara, cnn correspondent, mohammad lee, first of all, it's b

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.ny times, if you want background information on the conflict in syria and its causes going back six years, you can find it online from bbc news. i'm sure you will remember us covering a few weeks back, speaking to taiwan's president of the fall and how badly that with them with china, that could be the start of it. peter navarro has been appointed as both the white house trade council. and this is a book written by mr navarro. "death by china — one job at a time". in it, he blames beijing for the closure of 57, 000 american factories and the loss of 25 millionjobs. his appointment give china quite a lot to think about. here's china's response to the appointment. china and the state is too large countries have brought common interests, corporations the only correct choice. we hope the us works together with china to maintain a healthy stable developer of ties including business and trade ties. this accords with the interests of both peoples and is beneficial to the world development and

death from ankara. -- from ankara. >> i am speaking to an official of the pro-kurdish party. he just told me about 150 members of the party have been detained. he says that is where mayors and party officials in eight cities and towns across turkey. now, hours after saturday night's bombing outside the --jing stadium in istanbul outside the stadium in istanbul, itshdp p party expressed condolences to the families of those who had been slain. the people taken into custody have nothing to do with the attack on an stumble. this is quite probably true. why would a mayor in a little town in modern province southeastern turkey, who is concerned with getting called before his reticence and wind get involved in the basic football stadium. is trying tot demonize the htp. to some extent this works because a lot of people in turkey do think the kurds are y arehe same and that the just the political cousins of the pkk. but that is a very dangerous policy, because if you arrest the mayor of a town, the people are going to shove his wife into the street, and the children will not play with

and cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson is following all this in ankara. what are authorities there learning about the assassin? >> reporter: they're saying it's a 22-year-old policeman. he was training with the riot police over the past couple of years. they have arrested or detained several of his family members. mother, father, sister, other close relatives and a former roommate. this is not unusual in turkey. it doesn't mean that they're actually guilty but this is typical of how the government will handle situations like this. quickly arrest family members. the russian investigators went into the building behind me here a few hours ago along with their turkish counterparts to investigate the crime scene itself. they didn't seem to spend too much time there. investigation done according to government news agencies. they have been to his old high school, talked to his old high school friends, talked to his college friends, investigated the background of his family. the headline that's emerging, this came from the turkish foreign minister talking to secr

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the body of the ambassador left ankara left for moscow this afternoon. the countries have agreed to expand. the police officer delivered a speech at an exposition in ankara. let's go to moscow. welcome, nick, it does look as though russia and turkey are determined not to let yesterday's assassination harm this new day to work together in syria? reporter: well, yes, that's right. today has been all about shoring up those ties. russian foreign minister made a point of thanking his turkish counterpart for the condolences and the speed of the turkish reaction to this killing and broaderrrrrrrrr you get let thi endanger what we have seen in recent months with turkey. it's been quite a reversal of fortunes. just a year ago, those relations were inave seen an extraordinar level of cooperation and coordination going on, the evacuation of refugees from eastern aleppo in recent forwa in this format of russia, turkey and iran. it is said that this was the only grouping of getting things done in syria. he really took a knock at attempts to get things done in syria w

he had been speaking at an art gallery in ankara, the turkish capital. the shooter was a 22-year-old police officer. he was killed on the scene. russian special agents have arrived in turkey now to help with the investigation. we want to bring in cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson is in ankara, and senior international correspondent clarissa ward in moscow for that angle. nic, first to you on the ground there, what's the latest on the investigation? >> well, we saw just a few hours ago the russian investigators go into the area of the art exhibit. they had sort of white forensic lab coats, if you will. they had blue plastic bags on their shoes as if they were going into the crime scene. they didn't appear to spend too long at this location. but what we do, both president putin and president erdogan have said is they want to get to who was behind this man, who was supporting this young policeman, were there any others involved. it's sort of common practice here in turkey that the parents, close family members, roommate, would be detained.

russia's ambassador to turkey opening an exhibition in ankara. waiting behind him, his assassin.eaks, the gunman opens fire, killing the ambassador. gunfire he screams, "allahu akbar," god is greatest, before in turkish, "don't forget about aleppo, don't forget about syria. so long as they aren't safe, you won't taste safety either." as the attacker was shot dead by police, the ambassador was rushed to hospital. his wife was led out, clearly shaken. soon after, andrei karlov succumbed to his injuries. the gunman was named by the authorities as a turkish police officer, mert altintas, born in 1994. he had been working for the riot police for two and a half years. his sister and mother have been detained. 62—year—old andrei karlov had 40 years of diplomatic experience, ambassador in ankara since 2013. he handled difficult relations. russia and turkey have been on opposite sides of the syrian war, but a recent rapprochement between the two halted the fighting in aleppo. president erdogan said it wouldn't be thrown off course. translation: i describe this attack on russia's ambassado

joining us live from ankara.ews -- embassy in turkey is reporting closure via twitter for operations. the turkish lira holding relatively steady, even though it is quite a bit weaker compared to the last trading day. that's it for this edition of bloomberg markets middle east. angie: we will have all the details of that latest breaking news headlines and the top stories from around the world. bloomberg tech is next. ♪ >> it is 1:00 p.m. in hong kong. has called for a crackdown on terrorism after the russian ambassador to turkey was shot dead. he was attacked at an art exhibition in and kara. -- ankara. 12 people have now died after a truck plowed into crowds of shoppers at a christmas market in early in. 48 under people were injured in the incident. the driver fled and a suspect was arrested shortly afterward. a passenger died at the scene. and the make of japan has

turkish police have detained six people following the killing of the russian ambassador in ankara on the off—duty police officer who killed andrei karlov. 0ur correspondent in moscow steve rosenberg told me this could potentially be a dangerous moment for russian turkish relations but so far the leaders of the two countries seem to be sticking together. so far, yes, that is significant because it's no secret that russia and turkey had a pretty difficult and turkey had a pretty difficult and sometimes explosive relationship over syria. think backjust over a year to when the turkish air force shot down a russian bomber, but more recently, the two countries have tried to put all of that behind them and forge a new relationship, a new partnership, basically because their two presidents, putin and erdogan, have calculated it's in both their interests to do that. so ever since last night, moscow and ankara have been going out of their way to display a united front to make it clear that they do not want to fallout again. and, you know, the russians have a lot riding on this display of unity

orla guerin, bbc news, ankara.f the tunisian national anis amri, have been found on the door of the lorry used in monday's christmas market attack in berlin. two men have been found guilty of manslaughter, after last year's tipper truck crash in bath, which killed four people including a young girl. dozens of inmates take control of a wing at a jail on the isle of sheppey in kent. prison authorities say the disturbance is contained to one landing on a wing. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages of tomorrow morning's newspapers: the metro leads with news that the british public has helped raise over £75,000 for the family of the polish lorry driver who was murdered in the berlin terror attack. the times says the queen is supposedly disappointed with theresa may, after she declined to share plans for brexit during her first stay at balmoral. the financial times says china has warned donald trump that co—operation is the only way forward after the us president—elect appointed a china hawk to run a new whi