UPDATE: See the Video of the Shooting that Killed Russian Ambassador

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UPDATE: See the Video of the Shooting that Killed Russian Ambassador

Footage has emerged of the moment a black-suited gunman shot and killed the Russian ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara.

Turkish officials have identified the assassin as a police officer, reponsible for security at the event.

In footage of the attack Karlov is delivering his speech when he is shot and falls to the ground, while the gunman raises his hand and shouts slogans.

The shooter is heard shouting, "Allahu akbar (God is great). Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria! Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!"

See the video of the shooting below: