In Pictures | Off-duty officer assassinates Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara

The gunman was killed by special forces.

DNA Web Team | Updated: Dec 20, 2016, 03:25 PM IST

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Russian Ambassador, Andrei Karlov makes a speech at an art gallery shortly before he was shot in Ankara, Turkey, December 19, 2016. (Image credit: Reuters)

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Andrei Karlov lies on the ground after he was shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas, a Turkish off-duty police officer. Altintas shouted "Don't forget Aleppo" and "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire in the art gallery. (Image credit: Reuters)

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People crouch in a corner of the art gallery to save their lives.Three of the visitors were injured in the firing. (Image credit: PTI)

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Turkish police officers cordon off the area close to the art gallery after the shooting. (Image credit: PTI)

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A man lays a flower at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow following the assassination. (Image credit: AFP)