The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, 62, was shot from behind by a gunmen (police officer) shouting: Allahu Akbar.
The shooter has been identified as Melvut Mert Altintas, 22, a part of Ankara's riot squad. The shooter further shouted : "We die in Aleppo, you die here!", "Don't forget Syria".
He then shot 3 more people, who were severely injured, before he was shot dead in a shootout with police. The ambassador was attending an art exhibition namely 'Russia as seen by Turks' when this incident took place. The Turkey security officials claimed that Altintas was a follower of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gullen.
The attack was condemned by White house and United Nations. The attack further proves that the Turkey has been struggling in combating with Radical Islamism. This is not the first instance of deadly attack in Turkey in recent times. The bombings claimed by Kurdish militants in Istanbul, on 10th Dec. that killed 44 people was another such act.
President Recep Erdogan has blamed the failed coup on Mr. Gulen. But Mr. Gulen's media representative dismissed any link and said the ambassador's murder as a heinous act. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the killing of Karlov as an attempt to damage Russian-Turkish relations and to thwart peace process in Syria.
You can watch the video here:
VIDEO FOOTAGE of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Being Shot and Killed in Ankara Museum (12/19/2016)
The attack was condemned by White house and United Nations. The attack further proves that the Turkey has been struggling in combating with Radical Islamism. This is not the first instance of deadly attack in Turkey in recent times. The bombings claimed by Kurdish militants in Istanbul, on 10th Dec. that killed 44 people was another such act.
President Recep Erdogan has blamed the failed coup on Mr. Gulen. But Mr. Gulen's media representative dismissed any link and said the ambassador's murder as a heinous act. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the killing of Karlov as an attempt to damage Russian-Turkish relations and to thwart peace process in Syria.
You can watch the video here:
VIDEO FOOTAGE of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Being Shot and Killed in Ankara Museum (12/19/2016)
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