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Andrey Karlov was shot dead by an unnamed gunman during a public event he was speaking at in Turkey. He later died in hospital

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The Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov speaks a gallery in Ankara as the gunman is seen at rear on the left. Karlov died later in hospital.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. Karlov died later in hospital.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. Karlov died later in hospital.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. Karlov died later in hospital.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. A Russian official says that the country's ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. A Russian official says that the country's ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara.Burhan Ozbilici/The Associated Press

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An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. A Russian official says that the country's ambassador to Turkey has died after being shot by a gunman in Ankara.YAVUZ ALATAN/AFP / Getty Images

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