Russian arrested in Turkey over assassination of ambassador

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Russian arrested in Turkey over assassination of ambassador
Female suspect thought to have made telephone contact with assassin before he killed ambassador in Ankara

A Russian woman was arrested in Turkey on Monday in connection with the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov, Russian media reported.

The woman was arrested in Ankara on suspicion of having contact with off-duty Turkish police officer Mevlut Mert Altinas, who killed Karlov at an art exhibition in Ankara on 19 December, 2016.

The woman, named only as 33-year-old Ekaterina, is alleged to have made telephone and Whatsapp contact with Altintas in November, a month before the killing.

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