ANKARA: The man who shot dead the Russian ambassador to Ankara on Monday has been identified as a Turkish policeman, the city´s mayor said.
"The attacker is a policeman," Melih Gokcek said on his official Twitter account, after numerous reports on social media identifying the gunman, who was smartly dressed in a suit and tie.
The Yeni Safak daily said on its website that the attacker -- named as M.M.A. -- worked with anti-riot police in Ankara.
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