Russian girl appears in the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Türkiye

In Moscow, investigators questioned the girlfriend of the assassin of Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrei Karlov, the Hurriyet newspaper reported.

Russian news agency Sputnik quoted a law enforcement source as saying that the investigation found a connection between the killer Mevlut Altyntash and a Russian female citizen, currently living in Moscow. This woman had lived in Ankara for a while and had an affair with the criminal.

The girl left Türkiye before the attack on Ambassador Karlov. The publication reported that Russian investigators found the woman and brought her in for questioning, where she confirmed that she had been in a relationship with Altyntash for a short time.

On the evening of December 19, at the opening of a photo exhibition in Ankara, an armed man attacked Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrei Karlov.

The diplomat died from multiple injuries. The assassin was shot dead on the spot when police stormed the scene. He managed to injure three others. The terrorist was reportedly Mert Mevlut Altyntash, who served in the Ankara Police but was off duty on the day of the attack on the Russian Ambassador.

According toVietnamese People