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| Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov wounded in gun attack in Turkey | Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov wounded in gun attack in Turkey |
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| The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in the Turkish capital. | The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in the Turkish capital. |
| Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia's military intervention in Syria. | Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia's military intervention in Syria. |
| Mr Karlov was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries. | Mr Karlov was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries. |
| According to Russian TV, the ambassador had been attending an exhibition called "Russia as seen by Turks". | According to Russian TV, the ambassador had been attending an exhibition called "Russia as seen by Turks". |
| Video of the event shows Mr Karlov making a speech when gunshots ring out. | |
| The camera pulls back to show a smartly dressed gunman, wearing a suit and tie, waving a pistol and shouting. | |
| The gunman shouts: "Don't forget about Aleppo, don't forget about Syria" and uses the Islamic phrase "Allahu Akbar" (God is great"). | |
| While there were protests in recent days, on a political level the Turkish and Russian governments have been co-operating in the Aleppo ceasefire operation, the BBC's Turkey correspondent, Mark Lowen, reports. | |
| It is too early to know the motives of the attacker, who has not yet been named. Some reports say he entered the art gallery using a police ID card, our correspondent adds. |