As declared by President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the Russian investigators on Tuesday flew out to Turkey to assist in the probe into the killing of the country’s ambassador in Ankara Andrei Karlov, the Kremlin told local news agencies.
“Eighteen people will work in the group. The group will act in Turkey within the framework of the investigation into the murder,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The incident reminds about the attack in Nice, France in July when a man drove a 19-tonne truck along the beach front killing people who had gathered to watch the fireworks on Bastille Day. That attack that killed 86 people was claimed by Islamic State.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday condemned the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey and said it was a shameful provocation aimed at spoiling Russia-Turkey ties and derailing Moscow’s efforts to find a resolution for the Syria crisis with Iran and Turkey.
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Speaking at a special meeting in the Kremlin, Putin ordered a security at Russian embassies around the world to be stepped up and said he wanted to know who had “directed” the gunman’s hand. He also praised the killed Russian ambassador, Andrei Karlov.
Karlov was shot in the back and killed as he gave a speech at an Ankara art gallery. “A crime has been committed and it was without doubt, a provocation aimed at spoiling the normalization of Russo-Turkish relations and spoiling the Syrian peace process which is being actively pushed by Russia, Turkey, Iran and others,” said an anguished Putin.
“There can only be one response – stepping up the fight against terrorism. The bandits will feel this happening.”
