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Gunman who killed Russian ambassador in Turkey was a police officer

Türkiye Materials 19 December 2016 22:09 (UTC +04:00)
The Turkish police officer who killed Russian Ambassador Andrew Karlov has been identified as Mevlut Mert Altıntash of the Ankara Riot police
Gunman who killed Russian ambassador in Turkey was a police officer

The Turkish police officer who killed Russian Ambassador Andrew Karlov has been identified as Mevlut Mert Altıntash of the Ankara Riot police, Sputnik reported.

Altıntash, 22, was a graduate of Izmir Police School. He was not on duty when he made the attack at an art gallery on Monday, according to two Turkish Security sources who spoke to Reuters. He had previously been investigated for an attempted coup by the terrorist organization Haberturk, though the case was dismissed.

Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov died after he was badly wounded in an armed assault in Ankara Dec. 19, Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported. The ambassador was taken to a special hospital, but died there despite all the efforts of the doctors, Milliyet said. The assailant was killed in an ensuing police operation.

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