Police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas, shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, in Ankara in 2016. Altintas was killed by police shortly afterwards. AP
Police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas, shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, in Ankara in 2016. Altintas was killed by police shortly afterwards. AP

MENA

Five sentenced to life in Turkey for killing of Russian ambassador

Karlov was gunned down by a Turkish police officer who wanted revenge for Russia's support in the Syrian conflict

AFP

March 13, 2021

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