“RUSSIA’S ambassador to Turkey has been shot dead at an art exhibition opening in Ankara by an off-duty police officer shouting slogans about Syria’s civil war.
“Ambassador Andrei Karlov, 62, was several minutes into a speech when the gunman fired at least eight shots.
““Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria!” the gunman shouted in Turkish.
“The undercover assassin also shouted “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great” and continued in Arabic: “We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Muhammad, for jihad.”
“The gunman, who was shot dead by police, has been identified as 22-year-old Mevlüt Mert Altintas, an off-duty member of the Ankara special forces police department.”
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