MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The prime minister laid dark-red roses beside the casket, said farewell and offered his condolences to the relatives of the diplomat.
Karlov was shot at an art gallery exhibition opening by Turkish off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas. Three more people were injured in the shooting. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it considered the attack a terrorist attack.
A farewell ceremony for the Russian ambassador is taking place in the Russian capital.
