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Japan 'Strongly Condemns Murder of Russian Ambassador in Turkey'

© AP Photo / Osmancan GurdoganTurkish police officers cordon off the area close to a photo gallery where the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot and killed by a gunman in Ankara, Turkey.
Turkish police officers cordon off the area close to a photo gallery where the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot and killed by a gunman in Ankara, Turkey. - Sputnik International
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Japan hopes that Russia and Turkey will cooperate to uncover the truth about the murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov in Ankara, a Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — On Monday, Karlov was killed by a gunman at an art gallery exhibition opening in Ankara. Three other people were also injured in the attack. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it considers the attack a terrorist act.

Japan "strongly condemns the murder of the Russian ambassador in Turkey and considers such a terrorist act as unacceptable," Yasuhisa Kawamura told RIA Novosti.

Turkish police officers secure the area close to a photo gallery where the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot by a gunman in Ankara, Turkey. - Sputnik International
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The spokesman also expressed condolences to the family of Karlov and the people of Russia. He said that Japan hoped to "learn the truth about the case as a result of further Russian-Turkish cooperation."

Earlier in the day, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga strongly condemned the killing of Karlov in Ankara.

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