The Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, has been shot and seriously injured while visiting a photo gallery in the Turkish capital.<\/p>\n
Several other people were reportedly also injured in the attack, a day after protests in Turkey over Russia’s military intervention in Syria.<\/p>\n
Mr Karlov was taken to hospital to be treated for his injuries.<\/p>\n
According to Russian TV, the ambassador had been attending an exhibition called “Russia as seen by Turks”.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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