Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Plane with body of slain Russian envoy lands in Moscow

Image
AFP Moscow
Last Updated : Dec 20 2016 | 11:42 PM IST
A Russian plane carrying the body of the ambassador assassinated in Turkey landed today in Moscow, where he was to be honoured in a ceremony, news agencies said.
Andrei Karlov's coffin and his widow travelled back to Russia after the veteran diplomat was shot dead by a 22-year-old Turkish policeman at an art exhibit in Ankara yesterday in what Moscow called an "act of terror".

Also Read

First Published: Dec 20 2016 | 11:42 PM IST

Next Story