Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey
Gennadyevich Karlov, has been shot dead while speaking at an art
exhibition in the Turkish capital, the Russian Foreign Ministry, has
confirmed.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the announcement in a live televised statement, Sky News reports.
She said, “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.
“We regard this as a terrorist act. The murderers will be punished.”
