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19th December 2016
06:56pm GMT

“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,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
“We regard this as a terrorist act."
A witness, who asked not to be named, described what happened.

"He took out his gun and shot the ambassador from behind. We saw him lying on the floor and then we ran out," said the witness.
A video is believed to have shown the attacker shouting, "Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!" before he was 'neutralised' by security forces.
Turkey has been a staunch opponent of Bashar al Assad's regime in Syria, while Russia are known allies of the Syrian leader and played a pivotal role in the recent decimation of Aleppo.