Slain Russian ambassador body flown home from Turkey

December 20, 2016 22:48

The body of the Russian ambassador assassinated by a Turkish policeman in Ankara has been flown home.

Andrei Karlov was shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, nine times as he gave a speech on Monday, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo.

On Tuesday afternoon, Karlov's coffin was carried across Esenboga airport's tarmac, draped in a Russian flag.

He was accompanied to a waiting plane, sent by Moscow, by an honour guard of six Turkish soldiers.

A short ceremony, attended by Ankara's top diplomats and Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Tugrul Turkes, took place before Karlov left the country for the last time.

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