The assassination is believed to be in protest by the policeman at Russia’s involvement in the battle over the Syrian city of Aleppo.
The killer policeman has been identified as twenty-two-year-old MEVLUT MERT AYDINTAS, who is a member of Ankara riot police.
The incident happened a day after protests in Turkey over Russian support for Syrian President BASHAR AL-ASSAD.
President RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN has discussed the incident with his Russian counterpart, VLADIMIR PUTIN.
Both of them reportedly agreed the incident was an act of provocation.
Meanwhile; a spokesman for Russian president, DMITRY PESKOV said a group of Russian investigators will arrive in Turkey to look into the case.
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the murder of Ambassador ANDREI KARLOV.
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