What is Andrei Karlov?
[[File:Andrey Karlov 2016.jpg|thumb|Karlov in 2016]] '''Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov''' ({{lang-ru|Андре́й Генна́дьевич Ка́рлов}}; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a [[Russia]]n diplomat. He served as the Russian Ambassador to [[Turkey]] from 12 July 2013 until his assassination. He also served as Russia's ambassador to [[North Korea]] from 9 July 2001 to 20 December 2006. He was born in [[Moscow]]. == Death == Karlov was [[Assassination of Andrei Karlov|shot and killed]] on 19 December 2016 in [[Ankara]], Turkey. He was 62 years old. His killer, 22-year-old Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, was killed by security forces after shooting the ambassador.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/19/russian-ambassador-to-turkey-wounded-in-ankara-shooting-attack Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead by police officer in Ankara gallery]</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlov, Andrei}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors of Russia]] [[Category:Assassinated Russian people]] [[Category:Murders by firearm]] {{Bio-stub}}