Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Monday, December 19, 2016

BREAKING: Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov wounded in gun attack in Turkey


  • Dec 19, 2016  16H:54  GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
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  • From the sectionEurope
Andrei KarlovImage copyrightRUSSIAN EMBASSY
Image captionMr Karlov has been ambassador to Turkey since 2013

by Alara Berrak and Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Ankara, Turkey
The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in the Turkish capital.
Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia's military intervention in Syria.
Mr Karlov was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries.
According to Russian TV, the ambassador had been attending an exhibition called "Russia as seen by Turks".
Turkish media say Mr Karlov was making a speech when he was shot in the back by a gunman.

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