8 years ago today, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was assassinated in a museum in Ankara.
After shooting Karlov, the assassin, Mevlüt Altıntaş, circled the room, smashing pictures that were on display and shouting in Arabic and Turkish: “Allahu Akbar” “We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Muhammad, for jihad. Do not forget Aleppo, do not forget Syria" and "We die in Aleppo, you die here"
After shooting Karlov, the assassin, Mevlüt Altıntaş, circled the room, smashing pictures that were on display and shouting in Arabic and Turkish: “Allahu Akbar” “We are the descendants of those who supported the Prophet Muhammad, for jihad. Do not forget Aleppo, do not forget Syria" and "We die in Aleppo, you die here"