The main suspect in the New Year’s Eve attack on an exclusive nightclub in Istanbul has been arrested in the Turkish city. Abdulkadir Masharipov is believed to have mounted the assault on the Reina club which left 39 people dead. The Uzbek national is said to have been caught in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district. Citizens of … Read more
Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people in a nightclub intensifies. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities had fingerprints and a basic description, and vowed to “speedily” identify the suspect. Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on … Read more
At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister says. A gunman opened fire in Reina nightclub at about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT), as revellers marked the new year. Suleyman Soylu said efforts were continuing to find the attacker, who … Read more
At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, the city’s governor has said. Among the dead is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a terror attack. At least another 40 were injured in the attack which took place in the Reina nightclub, in … Read more
Two explosions near a football stadium in the heart of Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and injured 166, the government says. The explosions, believed to be a car bomb and a suicide bomb, targeted police officers, officials say. Witnesses heard gunfire after the attack, which came two hours after fans had left … Read more
Over 32 people dead and 60 more injured today by a terror attack on Istanbul’s main airport, one of the busiest airports in on Istanbul’s main airport. Three attackers were involved, with one reportedly firing a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to Ataturk international airport. Recent bombings in Turkey have been linked to … Read more