Mother and wife choked up as they brought the body of the Russian Ambassador back home
The wife of Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrey Karlov, Marina, choked up in tears as his body was brought back from Türkiye with military honors.
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On December 20, Russia held a solemn ceremony to bring the body of Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrey Karlov back to his country after he was assassinated at an exhibition in Ankara on December 19.
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The wife of Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrey Karlov, Marina, choked up in tears as his body was brought back from Türkiye with military honors.
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Marina is said to have fainted after Ambassador Karlov was assassinated in Ankara on December 19. According to Dailymail, when Mr Karlov was shot from behind by Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas at the exhibition in Ankara, Marina was also there and also lay on the floor like the others.
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Ms. Marina was hospitalized afterwards due to shock, and doctors and psychologists were present with her when she returned to Moscow with Ambassador Karlov's coffin.
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Marina recalled the horrific moment her husband was murdered. “I was lying on the floor with everyone else. There were a lot of people at the exhibition. We were all in shock about what had happened. I only regained consciousness on the way to the hospital. I thought my husband was dead after that moment. He shot him 11 times. We didn’t have any security.
Only one translator accompanied us. When we arrived at the hospital, the mayor of Ankara was there, and representatives of the Turkish Ministry of Health came to visit. They talked for a long time and then they told me that my husband had died. I was in shock. My husband had done nothing wrong, and as far as I know, he had never been threatened. Many people knew we were going to the exhibition because it was scheduled in advance.”
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His elderly mother, Maria, also tried to contain her grief as the coffin, draped in the Russian flag, was carried by officers from the plane at Vnukovo International Airport (Moscow).
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu were also present at the ceremony to bring Ambassador Andrey Karlov's coffin home.
Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrey Karlov was assassinated while he was giving a speech at an exhibition in Ankara on December 19. The suspect is believed to be Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, a Turkish riot police officer. Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 called the assassination of Ambassador Karlov a “provocation” aimed at undermining Russia-Türkiye relations and peace efforts in Syria. President Putin asserted that the “only response” to the murder of Ambassador Andrey Karlov would be for Russia to propose “intensifying the fight against terrorism.” On the same day, President Erdogan emphasized: “I believe that this is also an attack on the Turkish government and people. Obviously, this is a provocation against Turkish-Russian relations. I assure our Russian friends that they will find the truth. Neither Türkiye nor Russia will be affected by this attack.” |
According to Dan Tri