Jaish al-Fatah claims responsibility for killing Russian envoy
The Jaish al-Fatah armed coalition, spearheaded by the Syrian
al-Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front, has claimed responsibility for
the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov,
TASS news agency reported on December 21 with reference to the
Alsumaria TV network.
Karlov died after receiving fatal wound in an armed assault at an
art gallery exhibition opening in Ankara late Monday. Three other
people were injured in the attack. The killer, Turkish off-duty
police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas, has been eliminated. The
Russian Foreign Ministry called the incident an act of
terrorism.
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