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Istanbul nightclub attacker identified as Uzbek jihadist
10 years agoPeople take pictures of a makeshift memorial set in front of the Reina nightclub on January 5, 2017 in Istanbul, four days after a gunman killed 39 people on New Year's night. Elite Turkish police arrested several people today during fresh raids over the nightclub attack that killed 39, as authorities tightened Turkey's borders to prevent the fugitive killer from escaping. OZAN KOSE / AFP
The attacker who shot dead 39 people on New Year's night at an Istanbul nightclub has been identified as an Uzbek jihadist who belongs to the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, Turkish press reports said.