Wife of slain Russian ambassador had a 'nervous breakdown

Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov's widow broke down in tears as her husband's physique was returned to his homeland amid full army regalia after he was gunned down in Ankara on Monday.

His mom Maria additionally struggled to comprise her grief because the coffin, coated with a Russian flag, was carried off the aircraft by troopers in full uniform on the Vnukovo Worldwide Airport in Moscow.

The ambassador's household have been supported by Turkish international minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who additionally attended the army ceremony.

Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov's widow Marina (left), accompanied by his mom (centre), wept on the coffin of her husband after it was flown again to Moscow

Marina is pictured standing subsequent to Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov on the ceremony at Vnukovo Worldwide Airport. Turkish Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) is seen linking arms with Karlov's mom Maria (centre)

The physique of Karlov was taken to Vnukovo Worldwide Airport in Moscow by a constitution flight

Marina was accompanied by Russia's Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov because the physique was carried off the aircraft

Widow Marina struggled to comprise her grief as she attended the army ceremony in Moscow this night

The physique of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was delivered to Vnukovo Worldwide Airport by a constitution flight

Widow Marina was reported to have had a 'nervous breakdown' within the moments after he was assassinated in Ankara on Monday.

As Karlov was gunned down from behind by off-duty policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, Marina fell to the ground like others within the viewers on the photographic exhibition.

She was rushed to hospital, and was accompanied by the embassy physician and psychologists when she flew again to Moscow along with her husband's stays.

Earlier at present, Marina attended a memorial ceremony at Ankara airport earlier than her husband's physique was taken again to Russia.

Andrei Karlov's widow Marina and mom Maria broke down in tears on the coffin of Russian ambassador

Karlov's mom Maria, accompanied by Turkish international minister Cavusoglu, additionally broke down on the ceremony

Marina embraced her mother-in-law as they mourned the Russian ambassador after touchdown again in Moscow

Widow Marina was reported to have had a 'nervous breakdown' within the moments after her husband was assassinated in Ankara on Monday

Maria was comforted by Russian international minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the course of the army ceremony

Troopers wearing full regalia carried the coffin, which was draped with a Russian flag, off the aircraft in Moscow

Troopers wearing full army uniform lined up in a guard of honour, carrying flags and floral tributes

Marina and Maria strolling down the steps of the chartered aircraft, accompanied by Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkey's Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

Russia's Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov paid his respects on the ceremony in Moscow earlier this night

The coffin was pushed away in a hearse as troopers watched on on the Vnukovo Worldwide Airport in Moscow

Holding two crimson carnations, she wept as her husband's flag-draped coffin was carried by a Turkish honor guard.

Deputy Prime Minister Tugrul Turkes mentioned Karlov had, 'develop into the everlasting image of Turkish-Russian friendship.'

In an announcement to the Turkish secret companies, Marina recounted the horrific second her husband was killed.

'I used to be mendacity on the ground together with the others. There have been many individuals on the exhibition. All of us have been shocked with what had occurred.

Earlier within the day, Marina attended ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey

She lay her head on prime of the flag-wrapped coffin as she paid her respects to her husband

Marina recounted the horrific second her husband was killed in an announcement to Turkish secret companies

'I recovered solely after we have been already on the way in which to the hospital,' she mentioned. 'I feel my husband was already lifeless by then. He shot at him 11 instances. We didn't have any safety guards in any respect.

'Solely an interpreter accompanied us once in a while,' Marina revealed. 'Once we got here to the hospital, the mayor of Ankara got here too, and folks from Well being Ministry.

'They talked collectively for a very long time and later they mentioned that my husband was lifeless. I used to be shocked. I instantly felt unwell.

'My husband didn't do something unsuitable, no person even put any threats in opposition to him, I'd have identified. Properly, many knew that we have been going to attend that photograph exhibition, this occasion was deliberate beforehand.'

Killer Altintas, pictured left, stood behind Ambassador Karlov, centre, as he started his speech earlier than capturing him lifeless

Atlintas continued to shout in Turkish and Arabic because the sufferer lay lifeless at his toes on the artwork gallery

The killer is reported to have shouted: 'Allahu Akbar (God is Nice). We die in Aleppo, you die right here!'

Each Russian chief Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan known as the assault a 'provocation' aimed toward sabotaging ties which have been patched up since a livid dispute over Ankara's downing of a Russian jet in Syria in November 2015.

Putin additionally mentioned that the killing in Ankara was designed to undermine efforts to discover a settlement on the battle in Syria which are at the moment being spearheaded by Russia and Turkey.

Earlier at present, President Erdogan, who didn't attend the memorial ceremony in Ankara, attended the opening of the Eurasian highway tunnel beneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul.

Earlier at present, President Erdogan ( pictured far left) attended the opening of the Eurasian highway tunnel beneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul

On the ceremony, the Turkish president mentioned: 'Topic us to as a lot terror as you need, usher in as many villains however you'll by no means be capable to divide this nation'

The opening ceremony, which introduced collectively Turkey's total ruling elite, went forward as deliberate regardless of the shock assassination of the Russian ambassador.

On the ceremony, the President mentioned: 'Topic us to as a lot terror as you need, usher in as many villains however you'll by no means be capable to divide this nation.'

Turkish Overseas Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday blamed the group of exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen for the assassination.

In an interview with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Cavusoglu mentioned 'Turkey and Russia know that behind the assault... there's FETO,' it mentioned, referring to Turkey's acronym for Gulen's organisation.

Gulen - an exile accused of orchestrating an abortive coup in Turkey in July - had earlier condemned the assassination as a 'terrorist act' that left him 'shocked and deeply saddened.'

Marina Karlova is pictured right here subsequent to her late husband Andrei Karlov

Marina Karlova (blond, within the center) is seen distraught moments after assault on her husband

In the meantime extraordinary footage present the slain ambassador with the previous ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, father of present chief Kim Jong-un.

Karlov senior was Russian ambassador to the repressive state from 2001 to 2006, and the couple's son Gennady is at the moment a diplomat in Pyongyang.

Journalist Olga Maltseva, from Vladivostok, noticed the ambassador in Pyongyang on the tyrant's 60th birthday celebrations.

Karlov 'had a bigger than life persona,' she mentioned. 'He was a radical, educated, and unimaginable good individual.

'It was beneath him that Russia made the strongest ties with the North Korea.'

Marina holding two crimson carnations broke down at her husband's coffin on Tuesday at an airport memorial in Ankara

The flag-wrapped coffin of late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov is carried to a aircraft throughout a ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara on Tuesday

Marina mentioned she and her husband have been supplied with no safety whereas on the gallery, and mentioned they have been solely accompanied by a translator from 'time to time'

Flowers on the entrance to the Russian Overseas Affairs Ministry constructing to pay tribute to the murdered Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov