Andrei Karlov was gunned down yesterday in an 'assassination' by his own police protection officer.
News of the attack, which took place during the opening of a photo exhibition in Ankara, spread quickly and horrified people all over the world.
The gunman, 22-year-old Mevlut Mert Altintas, shouted: "Only death will remove me from here. Everyone who has taken part in this oppression will one by one pay for it one by one.
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"Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria. Unless our towns are secure, you won't enjoy security. Everyone who is involved in this suffering will pay a price."
However, Reddit user RIGGED_ELECTION reckons that it was staged. No, seriously. They also claim that they have 'the evidence to prove it'.
They wrote: "First off, let me say, I have a team of experts that have given me their professional opinion on this video.
"The ruffling of his shirt appears to be some sort of small explosive charge, evidenced by it being a flash of light, rather than a gaping wound as an exit wound from a bullet would indicate. Freeze frame
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"The actor also flinches in a way that indicates he knew it was coming.
"Ballistics expert has told me these rounds sound like BLANKS. There are also no sounds of shell casings hitting the floor, which would clearly be heard in a room like this where the acoustics allow for echoes to be heard. I would like to get a forensic analysis on the audio of these shots to see if they are actually special effects or not. There is also no sound of the bullets hitting him.
"Most importantly, THERE IS NO BLOOD COMING FROM THE AMBASSADOR'S BODY?
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"Translation of what the shooter said: 'Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria! Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!' he shouted from the scene.
"'You will not be safe,' he says, before shouting 'Go back! Go back!' to someone apparently trying to approach him.
"'Only death can take me away from here. Whoever has a role in this cruelty, they will pay for it one by one. They will,'
"Conclusion: This is going to be used as justification for more shitstirring between Russia, NATO, and terrorists inside of Syria. End game? More destabilization of the middle east for control of the oil via Turkish rat line."
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The conspiracy theory has ruffled a lot of feathers. However, many people are now chipping in to say they agree with the original post.
4esop wrote: "The lack of blood has had me baffled the entire time."
While twofaceHill_16 added: "He's got a big ole body to penetrate..
"Don't think we have the angle to where the ambassador was lying but photo of dead gunman. I'm amazed by how it was caught on camera like it was and photos realeased right away. A lot different procedure than the US."
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However, Rockran picked apart the theory one point after another: "I have a team of experts.
"No you don't. The below will show why.
- The ruffling of his shirt appears to be some sort of small explosive charge, evidenced by it being a flash of light
"If it's a flash of light, why isn't it brighter than the light reflecting off of his forehead?
- The actor also flinches in a way that indicates he knew it was coming.
"How does his flinch look any different than how someone would flinch that got shot or head a loud noise right behind them?
- Ballistics expert has told me these rounds sound like BLANKS. There are also no sounds of shell casings hitting the floor
"Does your ballistics expert know that blank rounds have casings?
- There is also no sound of the bullets hitting him.
"Why would there be? The gunshot would overwhelm any squelching of flesh being torn.
- Most importantly, THERE IS NO BLOOD COMING FROM THE AMBASSADOR'S BODY?
"I have over 9,000 experts telling me your experts are wrong."
So there you go.
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