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Tag: Andrei Karlov Ambassador

  • Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 05:53 UTC

    Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead by Islamic lone wolf in Ankara

    Russia's ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, was shot dead by a lone wolf islamic killer

    The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was killed Monday in Ankara by a former Turkish police officer who claimed revenge for Aleppo. The attacker fired at the diplomat as he opened a photo exhibition in a central neighborhood of the Turkish capital. Moscow described the incident as a “terrorist attack”. The perpetrator was “neutralized” before he could leave the building.