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| Turkey nightclub attack: Manhunt for gunman intensifies | Turkey nightclub attack: Manhunt for gunman intensifies |
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| 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. | 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. | 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 Sunday when the gunman attacked. | Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on Sunday when the gunman attacked. |
| The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack. | The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack. |
| There are some reports in Turkish media that the authorities know the man's identity but have not made it public. | There are some reports in Turkish media that the authorities know the man's identity but have not made it public. |
| Turkish police also released new images said to be of the suspect. | Turkish police also released new images said to be of the suspect. |
| Turkish media reports quote police sources as saying he may have been from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan. | Turkish media reports quote police sources as saying he may have been from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan. |
| Police are investigating whether the suspect belongs to an IS cell blamed for an attack in June on Ataturk airport in Istanbul. | Police are investigating whether the suspect belongs to an IS cell blamed for an attack in June on Ataturk airport in Istanbul. |
| Reports suggest he travelled to Turkey with his wife and two children in November to avoid detection, and that his family are among those detained. | |
| Mr Kurtulmus said the nightclub attack was a "message" against Turkey's operations in Syria but that they would not be affected. | Mr Kurtulmus said the nightclub attack was a "message" against Turkey's operations in Syria but that they would not be affected. |
| Turkey launched a military operation in August aimed at pushing back IS and Kurdish forces, with some of the most intensive recent fighting against IS around the northern town of al-Bab. | Turkey launched a military operation in August aimed at pushing back IS and Kurdish forces, with some of the most intensive recent fighting against IS around the northern town of al-Bab. |
| IS said in a statement that the attack was carried out by "a heroic soldier" and accused Turkey of shedding the blood of Muslims through "its air strikes and mortar attacks" in Syria. | IS said in a statement that the attack was carried out by "a heroic soldier" and accused Turkey of shedding the blood of Muslims through "its air strikes and mortar attacks" in Syria. |
| Although IS has been linked to other attacks in Turkey, it has not claimed responsibility before. | Although IS has been linked to other attacks in Turkey, it has not claimed responsibility before. |
| 'Shooting randomly' | 'Shooting randomly' |
| Early on Sunday, the gunman arrived at the club by taxi before rushing through the entrance with a long-barrelled gun he had taken from the boot of the car. | Early on Sunday, the gunman arrived at the club by taxi before rushing through the entrance with a long-barrelled gun he had taken from the boot of the car. |
| The attacker fired randomly at people in an assault lasting seven minutes, starting with a security guard and a travel agent near the entrance. Both were killed. | The attacker fired randomly at people in an assault lasting seven minutes, starting with a security guard and a travel agent near the entrance. Both were killed. |
| The gunman is reported to have changed clothes before fleeing the chaos. | The gunman is reported to have changed clothes before fleeing the chaos. |
| About two-thirds of those killed were foreign, according to local media. | About two-thirds of those killed were foreign, according to local media. |
| Victims by nationality | Victims by nationality |
| The victims | The victims |
| The body of one of those who died has yet to be identified. | The body of one of those who died has yet to be identified. |
| At least 69 people are being treated in hospital, officials said, with three in a serious condition. | At least 69 people are being treated in hospital, officials said, with three in a serious condition. |
| Barman Mehmet Yilan, 36, said the gunman "stormed in and immediately headed for the people to the left, which is always more crowded... he seemed to know where to go. | Barman Mehmet Yilan, 36, said the gunman "stormed in and immediately headed for the people to the left, which is always more crowded... he seemed to know where to go. |
| "He was shooting randomly but aiming for their upper bodies. He didn't want to just injure them." | "He was shooting randomly but aiming for their upper bodies. He didn't want to just injure them." |
| The nightclub, which sits on the banks of the Bosphorus, is one of Istanbul's most fashionable venues - popular with foreigners and often frequented by singers and sports stars. | The nightclub, which sits on the banks of the Bosphorus, is one of Istanbul's most fashionable venues - popular with foreigners and often frequented by singers and sports stars. |
| Recent IS attacks in Turkey | |
| 20 August 2016: Bomb attack on wedding party in Gaziantep kills at least 30 people, in an attack claimed by IS | |
| 28 June 2016: A gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul kills 41 people, blamed on IS militants | |
| 19 March 2016: Suicide bomb kills four people in shopping street in Istanbul. IS blamed | |
| 12 January 2016: 12 Germans killed by IS bomber in tourist area of Istanbul | |
| 10 October 2015: More than 100 killed at peace rally outside railway station in Ankara; blamed on IS | |
| 20 July 2015: 34 people killed in bombing in Suruc, near Syrian border; IS blamed | |