Russian Official Gloats Over Navy Yard Shooting

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With multiple people injured and the gunman still at large, a member of Russia’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee says the shooting is an example of “American exceptionalism.”

Pushkov didn’t seem to understand the outcry in the U.S. over his comments:“The torrent of hate towards us from American citizens is staggering. One writes: ‘It seems that we (that is, the U.S.) saved you from the Germans during WWII for nothing’!!!”

Алексей Пушков@Alexey_PushkovFollow

Поток ненависти к нам от амер.граждан поразителен. Один пишет:"Видимо, мы ( т.е. США) зря спасли вас от немцев во второй мировой войне"!!!

8:45 AM - 16 Sep 13

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Pushkov was tweeting based off unconfirmed reports of the shooting, the exact number of victims of which is still unknown. The Associated Press cited a Pentagon official as saying that several people were killed and as many as 10 injured.

Pushkov is not the first Russian lawmaker to gloat at the U.S. on Twitter after the White House accepted a Kremlin proposal to avert a strike on Syria. Last Friday, a Duma colleague and former Olympic athlete tweeted a racist photo of Barack and Michelle Obama, then refused to apologize.

Via: Buzz Feed

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