Russia's ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov has been killed in a gun attack in Ankara, Turkish capital.
The 62-year old was given a speech at an embassy-sponsored photo exhibition when a man in a suit shot him in the back from close range multiple times.
In a video circulating on social media shows the gunman shouting, "Allahu akbar (God is great). Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria! Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!"
"Get back! Get back!" the man can be heard shouting in Turkish as he waves a gun.
"Only death will remove me from here. Everyone who has taken part in this oppression will one by one pay for it," he said.
The gunman, Mevlut Mert Altinta had been neutralized. Melvut was an off-duty police officer.
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Mevlut Killed in a Gun Battle With Security Forces
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