Russian Ambassador To Turkey Is Assassinated On Camera

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

In a chilling scene, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot to death by a police officer during an art exhibition, a fact that was recorded by the media cameras present.

After lashing out at the politician and causing total panic among those attending the event, the armed man began to shout "God is great", still with his weapon in his hand and pointing it at the public. "Don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria," he continued in his harangues.

“Only death will remove me from here. All those who have been part of this oppression will pay one by one, he added. In impressive videos captured from the moment of the attack, Karlov is seen to collapse on the floor after receiving the bullet wounds.

After seconds of confusion, people in the compound are also seen seeking refuge from the murderer, who would have wounded at least three other people in his attack, according to the online report The New York Times.

Immediately, the Russian government ruled on the matter and classified the event as a "terrorist attack". "This murder is a clear provocation to break the normalization of relations between Russia and Turkey, Iran and other countries that promote a solution to the Syrian crisis," President Vladimir Putin said in a television address.

A CNN report adds that Turkish authorities assured that the man who shot the ambassador is Mevlut Mert Altintas and that after the attack he was neutralized.