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Assassination of Andrei Karlov
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Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, an off-duty Turkish police officer, at an art exhibition in Ankara, Turkey, on the evening of 19 December 2016. The assassination took place after several days of protests in Turkey over Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War and the battle over Aleppo.
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Assassination of Andrei Karlov. (2026, October 11). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assassination_of_Andrei_Karlov&oldid=1379743641
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“Assassination of Andrei Karlov.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Assassination_of_Andrei_Karlov&oldid=1379743641.
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