Chechen honorary consul in Turkey assassinated in Ankara

Chechnya's honorary consul in Turkey, Medet Ünlü, was shot dead on Thursday in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

Ünlü was shot multiple times at the consulate building in Ankara's Balgat neighborhood and died at the scene. His body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Council (ATK) for an autopsy and police conducted an inspection at the scene of the incident.

Ünlü's relatives have claimed that Chechen leader Ramazan Kadirov, the son of former Chechen President Ahmed Kadirov, is behind the murder.