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Security Council condemns assassination of envoy
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Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, pauses during a speech at a photo exhibition in Ankara on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, moments before a gunman opened fire on him. (AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
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he UN Security Council is condemning "in the strongest terms" the "terrorist attack" that assassinated Russia's ambassador to Turkey and is calling for the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors to be brought to justice.
A statement Monday night from the UN's most powerful body reaffirms that all forms of terrorism pose one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. It says "that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed."
The council also expresses "deep condolences" to the family of Ambassador Andrei Karlov and the Russian government.
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The council further stresses "the fundamental principle of the inviolability" of diplomats under the 1961 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations and reaffirms the need to combat threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
