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Gunman who shot Russian ambassador was off-duty police officer

Published: 19 Dec 2016 - 08:55 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 06:16 pm
Peninsula

Reuters

ANKARA: The gunman who shot the Russian ambassador to Turkey in an attack at an art gallery on Monday was an off-duty police officer who worked in the Turkish capital, two security sources told Reuters.

Russia's foreign ministry earlier confirmed that the ambassador, Andrey Karlov, had died in the attack. Turkish state media earlier reported that the gunman had been "neutralised" following the attack.