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From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 7, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Monday, December 7, 2015
Ankara summons Russian envoy over sailor with rocket-launcher
Turkey has summoned Russia’s ambassador to Ankara over images of a Russian serviceman brandishing a rocket launcher as his warship navigated through Turkish waters, a foreign ministry official says.
NATO frigates Sps Blas De Lezo of Spain (front r), Dom Francisco De Almeida of Portugal (front L) and HMCS Winnipeg of Canada (back) are docked at Sarayburnu port in Istanbul on December 6, 2015. (AFP / OZAN KOSE)
Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov was summoned to the foreign ministry headquarters over the images published by the Turkish media on Sunday, the official tells AFP, the latest escalation of tensions following Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane last month.
— AFP
