Russian Diplomat is Shot Dead at his Home in Moscow Hours After the Assassination of Ambassador in Ankara
Posted: December 20, 2016 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Diplomacy, Global, Russia, Terrorism | Tags: Aleppo, Ankara, Donald Trump, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, List of diplomatic missions of Russia, Moscow, RUSSIA, Syria, Syrian civil war, Turkey |Leave a commentA high ranking Russian diplomat has been found dead from gun shot wounds in Moscow, it was reported early today.
Petr Polshikov, 56, was found at his home in the capital city with a bullet wound to his head.
The shooting disclosed by Ren TV came soon after news broke of the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara, Andrey Karlov.
The circumstances of the shooting remained unclear, and it is understood police are examining all possible theories as to his death.
Two empty bullet shells were found in the flat on Balaklavsky Prospekt.
A gun was discovered under the sink in the bathroom.
Ren TV showed footage from the crime scene.
High ranking Russian diplomat Petr Polshikov, 56, was found at his home in Moscow with a bullet wound to his head soon after news broke of the ambassador assassination in Ankara…(read more)
Source: Daily Mail Online