Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Russian ambassador to Turkey was shot and “seriously wounded” after a gunman stormed into a building where the official was attending a Russian photo exhibition.
“Umntu ongaziwayo uvulele ngembumbulu ngexesha lomsitho obuse-Ankara. Ngenxa yoko, unozakuzaku wase-Russia e-Turkey ufumene inxeba lokudutyulwa, ”isithethi se-Russian Foreign Ministry uMaria Zakharova uxelele iintatheli.
Ngokwolwazi lwamva nje oluvela kwi-Russian Foreign Ministry, u-Karlov ngoku uyanyangwa kwangoko kwaye khange asiwe kwisibhedlele salapho, njengoko bekuxeliwe ngaphambili.
Unozakuzaku, u-Andrey Karlov, wenzakala emva kokuba sele eza kwenza intetho malunga nokuvulwa komboniso "weRashiya phambi kwabantu baseTurkey."
Iifoto ekuthiwa zibonisa umenzi wobubi ephethe umpu ngoku ziya zisasazeka kwimithombo yeendaba. Abasebenzisi bathumela imifanekiso abathi ibonisa inxusa laseRussia lilele phantsi emva kokudutyulwa.
Umenzi wobubi, owayenxibe isuti kunye neqhina, wakhwaza u-'Allahu Akbar '(' uThixo mkhulu 'ngesi-Arabhu) ngexesha lohlaselo, ingxelo ye-AP, icaphula owabo umfoti.
Umhlaseli uphinde wathetha amagama aliqela ngesiRashiya, ngokwe-arhente yeendaba, kwaye wonakalise uninzi lweefoto kumboniso.
Umsasazi we-NTV waseTurkey uthi abanye abantu abathathu nabo bonzakele kuhlaselo lwe-ambassador.
Umhlaseli ubulewe yimikhosi ekhethekileyo yaseTurkey, ingxelo ye-Anadolu yase-Turkey. I-Russian Interfax, icaphula umthombo kwezomkhosi waseTurkey, ikwaqinisekisa ukuba umpu wayephelisiwe.
Iphephandaba i-Hurriyet, icaphula intatheli yabo, ithi umenzi wobubi ukwadubule emoyeni ngaphambi kokujolisa kuKarlov.
Ngokweli phepha, Imikhosi ekhethekileyo ijikeleze isakhiwo apho kwenzeke khona uhlaselo kwaye ikhangela umpu.
Amangqina athi amapolisa abandakanyeka kudubulo kunye nomhlaseli.
