Shots fired near US Embassy in Turkey hours after Russian ambassador shot dead

Police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.

Shots fired near US Embassy in Turkey hours after Russian ambassador shot dead

Police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.

The state-run Anadolu Agency said the man took out a pump action shotgun he hid in his coat and fired around eight shots in the air early on Tuesday. He was overpowered by the embassy's security guards.

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