Russian ambassador to Turkey
dies after gun attack
dies after gun attack
Ankara: The Russian ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a
gunman in Ankara on Monday, 19th December 2016, where he was
attending a photo exhibition, the Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
The assault on the Russian ambassador in Turkey is an “act of
terrorism,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on
Monday evening.
“An unknown person opened fire during a
public event in Ankara. As a result, the Russian ambassador to Turkey received
a gunshot wound,” Zakharova told journalists earlier.
The ambassador, Andrey Karlov, was injured after he was about to deliver a speech on the opening of the exhibition “Russia in the eyes of Turks.”
The ambassador, Andrey Karlov, was injured after he was about to deliver a speech on the opening of the exhibition “Russia in the eyes of Turks.”
Photos purportedly showing the perpetrator bearing a firearm are now
increasingly circulating on social media. Users are also posting pictures which
they say show the Russian ambassador lying on the ground after having been
shot.
The perpetrator, who was wearing a
suit and a tie, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ (‘God is great’ in Arabic) during the
attack, AP reports, citing their own photographer.
The attacker also said several
words in Russian, according to the news agency, and damaged several of the
photos at the expo.
Turkish NTV broadcaster says that three
other people were also injured in the attack on the ambassador.
The attacker has been killed by
Turkish Special Forces, Turkish Anadolu news agency reports. Russian Interfax,
citing a source in the Turkish military, also confirms that the gunman was neutralized.
Hurriyet newspaper, citing their
own reporter, says that the perpetrator also fired warning shots in the air
before targeting Karlov.
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