Armed attack carried out on Russian ambassador Andrey Gennadiyevic Karlov in Ankara. There is information on the death of Karlov, who has served since 2013 as Russian Ambassador in Ankara.

Russia's Ankara Ambassador Andrey Gennadiyevic Karlov was armed with a military attack. There is information on the death of Karlov, who has served since 2013.

Karlov, who attended the opening of a painting exhibition in the Center for Contemporary Arts in Ankara, was attacked by an armed man.

It was learned that the person who carried out the attack first fired at the air and emptied the hall and then Karlov was shot with a gun. It was alleged that the attacker could have been one of his closest guards in the gallery, behind Karlov.

According to another claim, the attacker in black suits was identified as a person entering with the police identity. It was reported that 3 more people were injured and that they were being treated in Güven Hospital.

According to the gathered information, the police is currently performing an operation on the building where the photo exhibition is held. Shortly after the arrival of gunshots inside the building, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who came to the scene after a while, also entered the building. (ILKHA)