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Istanbul nightclub shooting: Kyrgyzstan investigates 'suspect' Istanbul nightclub shooting: Kyrgyzstan rules out 'suspect'
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The authorities in Kyrgyzstan say they are investigating a man thought to be from the country, in connection with a new year attack on a club in Istanbul that left 39 people dead. Kyrgyzstan has ruled out a suspect named in media reports in connection with the new year attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people.
An image of a Kyrgyz passport page has been circulating on social media, purportedly belonging to the suspect. An image of a Kyrgyz passport purportedly belonging to the suspect circulated on social media.
But Kyrgyz authorities said they had questioned the man and that he had played no part in the attack.
Turkish police issued images of a suspect on Monday but have given no further details of the search.
The passport image circulated on social media shows a similar-looking man to the suspect, but the head of the Kyrgyz security services told the BBC that the passport holder was not involved.
Rakhat Sulaimanov said the man had been questioned by both their agents and Turkish security and that he had nothing to do with the attack.
The Kyrgyz authorities say they were not contacted by their Turkish counterparts about the possible connection. Tairbek Sarpashev from the Kyrgyz state registration service, said they only started to investigate the man in question after seeing the media reports.
Turkish media have said the man police are investigating is from Central Asia and had rented a flat in the central city of Konya with a woman believed to be his wife and two children, who have been detained.
Some reports suggest police have gathered details of the man from calls he made on the mobile phone of the taxi driver who took him to the nightclub.
However, nothing has been officially confirmed as the Turkish authorities have given no details.
The only official statements came from Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus, who said on Monday that authorities had fingerprints and a basic description of the suspect, and vowed to "speedily" identify him.
Twelve people were arrested on Monday and another two foreigners were detained at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Tuesday.
The Islamic State (IS) group has said one of its militants carried out the attack.The Islamic State (IS) group has said one of its militants carried out the attack.
Turkish police have released images of a suspect but have not named him. The gunman arrived at the club by taxi early on Sunday, before rushing through the entrance with a long-barrelled gun he had taken from the boot of the car.
Turkish authorities have been looking for him since the early hours of Sunday morning and arrested 12 other people in raids across Istanbul on Monday.
On Tuesday, Turkish TV reports said two foreigners had been arrested at Ataturk airport in Istanbul and been taken to a police station for questioning.
The Kyrgyz authorities say they were not contacted by their Turkish counterparts about the possible connection. Tairbek Sarpashev from the Kyrgyz state registration service said they only started to investigate the man in question after seeing the reports.
The passport image that has been circulating says the man is 28 years old and from Kyrgyzstan. It was issued last October.
Reports suggest the man travelled to Turkey with his wife and two children in November to avoid detection, and that his family are among those who were detained on Monday.
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.
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