Hearings are set to open in the criminal trial of a group of people accused of involvement in the 2016 slaying of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey.
RFE/RL: Trial to begin over alleged plot behind assassination of Russian ambassador in Turkey
This picture taken on Dec. 19, 2016 shows Andrei Karlov (2ndR), the Russian ambassador to Ankara, lying on the floor after being shot by Mevlut Mert Altintas (R) during an attack during a public event in Ankara.A gunman crying "Aleppo" and "revenge" shot Karlov while he was visiting an art exhibition in Ankara on December 19, witnesses and media reports said.
