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studio: mark lowen with the latest from istanbul. as mark was underlining,...key is one of the most important in the syrian conflct. diplomats agreed a deal last week to evacuate parts of eastern aleppo, where thousands of civilians and rebel fighters have been trapped. the evacuation resumed today with thousands more brought out. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. noisy demonstrations in turkey at the weekend condemn russia's support of the assad regime. throughout the war, turkey has been on the other side, backing the rebels. the protests were organised, but it could be that the man who killed the russian ambassador acted alone. he seems, though, to have been part of a sense of national and religious humiliation among some turks after russia's decisive action. turkey shot down a russian warplanes it said had violated its airspace, not long after russia's intervention just over a year ago. since then turkey and russia have tried to avoid clashes. too much is at stake. both say the assassination will not change their warmer relationship. these are ru
studio: mark lowen with the latest from istanbul. as mark was underlining,...key is one of the most important in the syrian conflct. diplomats agreed a deal last week to evacuate parts of eastern aleppo, where thousands of civilians and rebel fighters have been trapped. the evacuation resumed today with thousands more brought out. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. noisy demonstrations in turkey at the weekend condemn russia's support of the assad regime. throughout the war, turkey...
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our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. mark: 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. >> allahu akbar! mark: he screamed, "allahu akbar," god is greatest, before in turkish, "don't forget about aleppo. 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 let out, clearly shaken. soon after, andrei karlov succumbed to his injuries. the gunman was named by the authorities as a turkish police officer, born in 1994. he had been working for the riot police for two and half years. his sister and mother have been detained. 62-year-old andrei karlov had 40 years of diplomatic experience -- ambassador in ankara since 2016. he handled difficult relations. russia and turkey have been on opposite sides of syria's war, but a recent rapprochement between the two halted the fighting in aleppo. president erdogan sa
our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. mark: 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. >> allahu akbar! mark: he screamed, "allahu akbar," god is greatest, before in turkish, "don't forget about aleppo. 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...
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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
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...
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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
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...
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from ankara, mark lowen reports. 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 always been tricky, b
from ankara, mark lowen reports. 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...
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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
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....
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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
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...
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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
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,...
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our correspondent mark lowen has the latesr. his report contains flashing images.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. if 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 injuries. the gunman was named by the authorities as a turkish police officer, 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 2015. russia and turkey have been on opposite sides of the syrian war, but a recent rapprochement between the two halted the fighting in aleppo. translation: i describe this attack on russia's ambassador as an attack on turkey, an attack on turkey's state and natio
our correspondent mark lowen has the latesr. his report contains flashing images.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. if 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....
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our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. his report contains flashing images.bition 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 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 a0 years of diplomatic experience, ambassador in ankara since 2015. 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 t
our correspondent mark lowen has the latest. his report contains flashing images.bition 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...
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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.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...
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our turkey correspondent mark lowen has covered all of this. here's his review of the year.o history, from an attempted coup to the terror attacks to the conflict with the kurdish minority. this is the story of a traumatic 12 months. the backdrop has been the insurgency in the south—east. since the ceasefire broke down with the pkk kurdish militants, there has been tit—for—tat violence. the pkk have blown up soldiers and police, the state has attacked and imposed cu rfews. 250 0 the state has attacked and imposed curfews. 2500 have died, including civilians. and half a million are displaced. this lady's sister fought with the pkk and was killed. her body was retrieved after six months. translation: she faced discrimination for being the other and they occurred. and she saw the massacres of last year. we don't ca re massacres of last year. we don't care if the government calls her a terrorist. it is state terrorism against the people. we have found people burnt alive in basements and body abandoned for weeks. this regime has blood on its hands. kurdish militants and so—called
our turkey correspondent mark lowen has covered all of this. here's his review of the year.o history, from an attempted coup to the terror attacks to the conflict with the kurdish minority. this is the story of a traumatic 12 months. the backdrop has been the insurgency in the south—east. since the ceasefire broke down with the pkk kurdish militants, there has been tit—for—tat violence. the pkk have blown up soldiers and police, the state has attacked and imposed cu rfews. 250 0 the state...
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we'll get the latest from moscow in a moment, but first to ankara, and our correspondent, mark lowen.gation? 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 turkey's government blames for orchestrating the failed coup here led by fethullah gulen, he says there
we'll get the latest from moscow in a moment, but first to ankara, and our correspondent, mark lowen.gation? 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...
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from ankara mark lowen reports.y nobody could envisage. andre carlaw‘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 backed opposite sides in the war would have recently reconciled. those who knew him called mr carlaw 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? do you understand why there is anger against russia here ?|j do you understand why there is anger against russia here? i thinki understand but it is difficult to speak right now. th
from ankara mark lowen reports.y nobody could envisage. andre carlaw‘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...