eKathimerini — Greece condemned the killing on Monday of Russian Ambassador in Ankara Andrei Karlov by a lone gunman at a photography exhibition.
“Greece unequivocally condemns the heinous murder of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey. Sincerest condolences to his family&friends,” the Greek Foreign Ministry wrote on its Twitter account, before publishing its official announcement.
The killer was reported to be an off-duty police officer who shouted “Don’t forget Aleppo” and “Allahu Akbar” as he fired several shots at the Russian ambassador who was giving a speech at the exhibition.
Turkish police have detained six people over the killing. The attacker’s mother, father, sister and two other relatives were held in the western province of Aydin, while his flatmate in Ankara was also detained, Turkish state media said.
The United States said its three missions in Turkey would be closed on Tuesday after a gun was fired in front of the U.S. embassy in Ankara overnight. The embassy was near the art gallery where Karlov was shot and Turkish police detained a man over the incident, state media reported.
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday the two countries’ foreign ministers had underlined the need to put more effort into effectively fighting terrorism in a phone call overnight.
