'Sixteen foreign nationals are among the dead after an attacker opens fire on
600 revellers at a nightclub in Istanbul.
A manhunt is under way for a gunman believed to have been dressed as Santa
who killed at least 39 people in a New Year nightclub attack in Istanbul.
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Another 69 people were wounded in the armed rampage, which Istanbul's governor
described as a "terrorist attack". At least 16 foreign nationals were among the dead
at the club which was popular with tourists, the Turkish interior ministry said.
The gunman killed a policeman and civilian outside the Reina nightclub before
opening fire at random inside the building, packed with 600 people celebrating the
New Year.
The gunman, reportedly wearing a Father Christmas outfit, remains at large.
"The search for the terrorist continues... I hope (the assailant) will be captured quickly,
God willing," said interior minister Suleyman Soylu.
He added: "This was a massacre, a truly inhuman savagery."
One reveller told how she had to lift dead bodies off her to escape the building after
the attack at 1.45am local time on Sunday...'
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600 revellers at a nightclub in Istanbul.
A manhunt is under way for a gunman believed to have been dressed as Santa
who killed at least 39 people in a New Year nightclub attack in Istanbul.
Another 69 people were wounded in the armed rampage, which Istanbul's governor
described as a "terrorist attack". At least 16 foreign nationals were among the dead
at the club which was popular with tourists, the Turkish interior ministry said.
The gunman killed a policeman and civilian outside the Reina nightclub before
opening fire at random inside the building, packed with 600 people celebrating the
New Year.
The gunman, reportedly wearing a Father Christmas outfit, remains at large.
"The search for the terrorist continues... I hope (the assailant) will be captured quickly,
God willing," said interior minister Suleyman Soylu.
He added: "This was a massacre, a truly inhuman savagery."
One reveller told how she had to lift dead bodies off her to escape the building after
the attack at 1.45am local time on Sunday...'
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