Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the attack on the
ambassador was an act of terrorism.
MOSCOW, December 20. /TASS/. An investigative team of
representatives of Russia’s special agencies, the Investigative Committee and
the Foreign Ministry has departed for Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
told TASS on Tuesday.
"A total of 18 people will work as part of the
group," Peskov said.
"The group will work in Turkey as part of
investigation into the murder of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov,"
Peskov said, adding that the agreement on this was reached during a phone
conversation on Monday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish
counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Russian diplomat was shot dead on Monday evening as
he made a speech during the opening of a photo exhibition devoted to Russia in
the Center for Contemporary Art in Turkey’s capital Ankara. The attacker was
killed by local security forces shortly after, Turkey’s authorities said. Three
people were wounded. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the attack on the
ambassador was an act of terrorism.
A criminal case was opened in Russia into "the act
of international terrorism resulting in the death."
Source: ITAR-TASS 20-12-2016
