Russian ambassador shot in Turkey, gunman killed

The Russian Ambassador to Turkey has been shot multiple time and he is now at the hospital in Ankara, Turkish media reported.
They added that the gunman who shot the ambassador, Andrey Karlov, was killed by the Turkish security forces.
Karlov was shot while he was giving a speech in an art gallery in Ankara.
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