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ROSS ASSASINATED
Controversial former President and KRF leader shot dead before event in Kaliburg
Kaliburg, Ananto
December 14th, 4133


Randell Ross pictured minutes before his assassination in Kaliburg

Yesterday afternoon, while preparing for a party rally in the capital, Kalistan Radical Front leader and three-time President of the Republic Randell Ross was shot multiple times by an as-yet-unnamed gunman. Ross was pronounced dead at the scene and the gunman was also killed, by KRF officials accompanying their leader- who were later taken in for questioning. Ross' assassination is the latest in a series of violent events, arguably precipitated by the former President himself. Several left-wing individuals have been killed in recent months, supposedly by members of the Kalistan Radical Front and the Kalistani Workers Liberation Army had mobilised to restore order to the streets. Whether Ross' death will bring an end to the brutality is a matter for speculation.

Current President Franklin Foster issued a statement saying that 'while Mr Ross was an entirely reprehensible individual, who had blood on his own hands, more death and violence was beneficial to nobody'. Additionally, he called upon the Kalistan Radical Front to 'seriously consider its direction from now on and acknowledge that they have created a toxic political atmosphere, which should be eliminated as soon as possible'. In contrast, the KRF stated that they were 'very, very upset'.

Questions will now be asked about how the current political climate was able to develop. The rise of the Kalistan Radical Front, as well as the Conservative and (now defunct) Libertarian parties, surely had an impact but such parties have experienced support before without triggering such barbarity on the streets. If a similar escalation is to be prevented in future, serious critiques of Kalistan's political system must be forthcoming.