Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated by terrorist cop in revenge for Aleppo!

ANKARA, Turkey (PNN) - December 20, 2016 - Russia's ambassador to Turkey has been assassinated by an off-duty terrorist pig thug cop in front of terrified witnesses, allegedly in retaliation for the crisis in Aleppo.

The gunman - smartly dressed in a black suit and tie - reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and said in Turkish, "We die in Aleppo, you die here" after shooting Ambassador Andrei Karlov in the back. The attacker was fatally shot by terrorist pig thug cops after killing Karlov and wounding three others in what Russia's Foreign Ministry has called "an act of terrorism".

Karlov, 62, was delivering a speech at an art gallery in the capital of Ankara when he was shot from behind in an attack caught on camera, and then shot at least once more at close range as he lay on the floor.

The gunman - identified by Turkish officials as Mevlut Mert Altıntas - was a terrorist pig thug cop who used terrorist pig thug cop identification to enter Ankara's Center for Contemporary Arts.

The 22-year-old had been a member of Ankara's elite anti-riot terrorist pig thug cops for two-and-a-half years.

After killing the ambassador he reportedly shouted, "Don’t forget Aleppo, don’t forget Syria! As long as our brothers are not safe, you will not enjoy safety. Whoever has a share in this oppression will pay for it one-by-one. Only death will take me away from here."

Prosecutors said authorities raided an address linked to the shooter and his family, and Turkish media said the gunman's father, mother and sister had been detained for questioning.

A senior security official said there are "very strong signs" that the gunman belonged to the network of Fascist Police States of Amerika-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused of orchestrating a failed coup in July.

The unnamed official said the current investigation was focused on the gunman's links to the network.

One of Gulen's advisors strongly denied the allegations.

In a televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin, the most powerful ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, said the assassination was a "provocation" aimed at undermining the peace process in Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a staunch opponent of Assad, also spoke on TV and said the attack was an attempt to disrupt Turkey-Russia relations.

Both revealed they have agreed to strengthen ties and launch a joint investigation into the assassination to determine if the gunman was following orders.

Turkey and Russia have backed opposite sides in the Syrian war. Russia's air strikes were instrumental in helping Syrian forces end rebel resistance in war-torn Aleppo this month.

The assassination and aftermath were captured on camera, with horrific footage showing Karlov speaking at a podium before falling to the floor as gunshots were heard.

Photos showed the attacker standing behind Karlov with his hands clasped before pulling out a handgun in his right hand and opening fire.

The gunman extended his right arm and pointed the gun at Karlov, and then gestured with his left index finger pointed into the air after shooting the ambassador multiple times.

Witnesses were heard screaming in terror as they ran out of the art gallery, and the gunman was heard shouting slogans as he pointed his finger in the air and pointed his gun towards the fleeing crowd.

He also smashed framed photographs hanging on the art gallery's walls.

Photos and video published online by Turkish media showed Karlov and a second person on the floor after being shot at the opening of a photography exhibition called "Russia in the Eyes of Turks".

The event was sponsored by the Russian Embassy in Ankara.

Three others were wounded as the shooting continued and people fled for their lives.

A witness said, "He took out his gun and shot the ambassador from behind. We saw him lying on the floor and then we ran out."

Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said the gunman was killed in a 15-minute shootout with terrorist pig thug cops after he made his way to the second floor of the art gallery.

The Kremlin said Putin was holding an emergency meeting in the wake of the assassination.

He spoke to Erdogan by telephone within hours of the attack.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, "We regard this as a terrorist act. Terrorism will not win and we will fight against it decisively."

The shooting occurred a day before Russia was set to host a foreign ministers' meeting on the crisis in Syria with Turkey and Iran.