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Russian ambassador to Turkey dead – live updates: Andrey Karlov assassinated at Ankara photo exhibition | |
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The Russian ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot in the capital city of Ankara. Andrey Karlov was shot in the back as he made a speech at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital. | |
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Mr Karlov was several minutes into a speech at the embassy-sponsored exhibition when a man wearing a suit and tie shouted "Allahu akbar" and fired at least eight shots, according to an AP photographer in the audience. | Mr Karlov was several minutes into a speech at the embassy-sponsored exhibition when a man wearing a suit and tie shouted "Allahu akbar" and fired at least eight shots, according to an AP photographer in the audience. |
Mr Karlov died of his wounds, Russia's state-run RIA news agency reported, citing an unnamed source. | Mr Karlov died of his wounds, Russia's state-run RIA news agency reported, citing an unnamed source. |
There was no official confirmation of the death from the Russian Foreign Ministry. | There was no official confirmation of the death from the Russian Foreign Ministry. |
Turkish police shot and killed the gunman, Turkey's NTV reported. | Turkish police shot and killed the gunman, Turkey's NTV reported. |
Russia has said it regards the killing of its ambassador to Ankara "as a terrorist attack". | Russia has said it regards the killing of its ambassador to Ankara "as a terrorist attack". |
"Today in Ankara as a result of an attack, the ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey, Andrey Gennadyevich Karlov, received a wound from which he died," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. | "Today in Ankara as a result of an attack, the ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey, Andrey Gennadyevich Karlov, received a wound from which he died," foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. |
"We regard this as a terrorist act." | "We regard this as a terrorist act." |
Mr Karlov had represented Russia in the country since 2013. | Mr Karlov had represented Russia in the country since 2013. |