What is Known So Far About New Year’s Eve Istanbul Nightclub Attack
SputnikNews.com
01.01.2017
An unidentified gunman, who still remains on the loose, attacked Reina club in Turkey’s Istanbul during New Year’s celebration, killing at least 39 people and wounding another 69 visitors.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Fifteen or 16 of the victims of the attack on the club, located on the Bosphorus Embankment in the European part of Istanbul, were foreigners.
According to the media reports, several men talking in Arabic got inside the club with 700-800 people and fired the crowd. The visitors jumped in the Bosphorus Strait in an attempt to save themselves.
Istanbul authorities said that the attack was carried out by a single shooter. Earlier reports suggested that the attacker had been killed.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim rejected the reports the attacker was dressed like a Santa Claus. He said that the shooter left his gun at the scene of the attack.
According to media reports, the suspect behind the attack took a taxi to the scene. The taxi driver, who gave a lift to the attacker, is being questioned by police.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the terrorist attack and said that the perpetrators sought to create chaos in the country.
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