Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has been shot multiple times at an exhibition in Ankara on Monday evening.
Karlov was delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of a photo exhibit when an armed assailant opened fire on him.
The envoy was seriously wounded and was taken to hospital immediately.
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