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Arrests Made In Nightclub Shooting; Main Suspect Confesses, Says Governor

January 17 2017

Turkey

Security forces in Turkey say they have arrested the main suspect in a nightclub shooting in Istanbul early on New Year's Day, reports the Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency.

At least 39 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Reina nightclub early on Jan. 1. The Islamic State claimed responsibility.

Abdulgadir Masharipov was arrested during an operation on a house in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, said security sources on Monday. He had reportedly been on the run...

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