Provocation, aimed at damaging relations between Russia and Turkey - this is how both Presidents assess the attack, which claimed the live of the Russia`s ambassador to Turkey. Moscow is sending an investigative mission to Ankara. The two foreign ministers are scheduled to meet face to face.

As reported, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot dead by a police officer who shouted “Don’t forget Aleppo” as he pulled the trigger.

The chilling attack on Monday evening, which was captured on video, appeared to be a backlash against Russian military involvement in the Syrian civil war.

Andrei Karlov was attacked at the opening of an art exhibition in Ankara by a man believed to be an off-duty Turkish police officer.
Shooting was preceded by a rally at the Russian Embassy in Turkey protesting against the ongoing bloodshed in Aleppoover.

Turkish law enforcement agencies do not rule out that the attack is connected to the supporters of Gulen.