{"id":4682,"date":"2016-12-19T17:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=4682"},"modified":"2016-12-20T06:57:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T06:57:47","slug":"russian-ambassador-to-turkey-karlov-shot-dead-in-terror-attack-in-ankara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/russian-ambassador-to-turkey-karlov-shot-dead-in-terror-attack-in-ankara\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Ambassador to Turkey Karlov shot dead in terror attack in Ankara"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey<\/strong> Karlov\u00a0has been shot dead in an armed assault in Ankara<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian Ambassador to Ankara Andrey Karlov has been killed on Monday following an attack by an unidentified gunman while visiting an art exhibition opening in the Turkish capital. Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed the news.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Russia has said it regards the killing of its ambassador to Ankara “as a terrorist attack”.<\/p>\n

Andrey Karlov was taken to\u00a0hospital where he succumbed to injuries. Russian envoy was shot multiple\u00a0times and\u00a0seriously wounded. Local news channels reported several others wounded.<\/p>\n

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was attending a photo exhibition \u201cRussia in the eyes of Turks\u201d\u00a0in Ankara when he was attacked.<\/p>\n

The assailant was ‘killed’ during an operation by special forces at the scene, the Contemporary Art Gallery in Ankara’s central \u00c7ankaya district.<\/p>\n

The gunman, a smartly dressed man in a suit and tie, was heard shouting: ‘We die in Aleppo, you die here!’<\/p>\n

Turkish NTV broadcaster says that three other people were also injured in the attack on the ambassador.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey on Monday. Photo: Burhan Ozbilici\/Associated Press<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Eyewitnesses say that the Ambassador was shot while delivering the speech.<\/p>\n

“The ambassador was delivering a speech at\u00a0the opening of\u00a0the exhibition, and suddenly, during\u00a0his speech, there was a shriek ‘Allahu Akbar!’\u00a0\u2014 and someone started shooting,” an eyewitness told RIA Novosti. “It is likely that the attack was aimed at\u00a0the Ambassador because after\u00a0the shots were made the assailant let those present escape the room.”<\/p>\n

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PHOTO: Russian ambassador to Turkey #Karlov<\/a> right before attack in Ankara https:\/\/t.co\/oHK7ihF7ey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BycjUQn0KW<\/a><\/p>\n

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