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Turkey nightclub attack: Suspect captured

by IBNS 16 Jan 2017, 06:43 pm

Ankara, Jan 17 (IBNS): Security officials have arrested the main suspect in the New Year's Eve attack at a night club in Istanbul, media reports said.

The arrest has been made after huge manhunt.

"Abdulkadir Masharipov is believed to have mounted the assault on the Reina club which left 39 people dead," BBC reported.

Militant group ISIS had taken responsibility for the attack.

At least 39 people were killed, including 16 foreign nationals, and 40 others were injured during an attack at a nightclub in Turkish capital Istanbul.