Two masked assailants opened fire in the churchyard of the Santa Maria Italian Church in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul province during the Sunday service. One person who was shot at the scene died in the hospital. The attackers fled the scene on foot. Police are looking for the assailants while an investigation was started at the crime scene.
Andriy Portnov, former aide to ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot dead in Madrid’s upscale Pozuelo de Alarcon district. Spanish authorities say unidentified gunmen opened fire as the 52-year-old was dropping off his children at school, striking him in the back and head before fleeing.
Portnov, a former MP and lawyer, fled Ukraine with Yanukovych in 2014, briefly returned in 2019, and was later sanctioned by the U.S. for alleged judicial corruption.
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