Turkish policeman assassinates Russian ambassador to Ankara

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: The Russian ambassador to Ankara was shot dead in a brazen attack by a Turkish policeman at an art exhibition on Monday in what both sides branded an “act of terror.”

The assassination, by a gunman shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “Don’t forget Aleppo”, came after days of protests in Turkey over Russia’s role in Syria and on the eve of a unprecedented meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran on the conflict.