Ambulance carrying shot Russian ambassador arrives at Ankara hospital

  • 7 years ago
Russia's ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was taken to a hospital in Ankara on Monday (December 19) after being shot in an art gallery.

Karlov has since died of his wounds, the Turkish capital, Russia's state-run RIA news agency reported, citing an unnamed source.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also told reporters that Karlov had died after being shot by a gunman.

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