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| Turkey nightclub attack: Police 'detain several Uighurs' in raids | Turkey nightclub attack: Police 'detain several Uighurs' in raids |
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| Turkey has arrested a number of people of Uighur origin over a deadly nightclub attack that killed 39, the state-run news agency reports. | Turkey has arrested a number of people of Uighur origin over a deadly nightclub attack that killed 39, the state-run news agency reports. |
| Those detained are believed to have come from China's Xinjiang region with ties to the attacker, Anadolu says. | Those detained are believed to have come from China's Xinjiang region with ties to the attacker, Anadolu says. |
| Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak also said the suspect was probably Uighur, and acted alone but may have had help. | Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak also said the suspect was probably Uighur, and acted alone but may have had help. |
| Police have already detained dozens over the deadly new year attack, but the main suspect remains on the run. | Police have already detained dozens over the deadly new year attack, but the main suspect remains on the run. |
| So-called Islamic State (IS) says it carried out the attack over Turkey's military involvement in the Syrian civil war. | So-called Islamic State (IS) says it carried out the attack over Turkey's military involvement in the Syrian civil war. |
| The authorities have reportedly tightened security at Turkey's land borders and airports to prevent the attacker from fleeing the country. | The authorities have reportedly tightened security at Turkey's land borders and airports to prevent the attacker from fleeing the country. |
| Turkish media have run images of a suspect, saying the pictures were handed out by the police. But the police have given no official details. | Turkish media have run images of a suspect, saying the pictures were handed out by the police. But the police have given no official details. |
| 'Aiding and abetting' | 'Aiding and abetting' |
| Special forces made the early morning arrests at a housing complex in Selimpasa, a coastal town on the outskirts of Istanbul, after police were reportedly tipped off that individuals linked to the attacker were in the area. | Special forces made the early morning arrests at a housing complex in Selimpasa, a coastal town on the outskirts of Istanbul, after police were reportedly tipped off that individuals linked to the attacker were in the area. |
| Uighurs were among those arrested - the number was not confirmed - on suspicion of "aiding and abetting" the gunman, the Anadolu news agency reports. | Uighurs were among those arrested - the number was not confirmed - on suspicion of "aiding and abetting" the gunman, the Anadolu news agency reports. |
| The Uighurs are a Muslim, Turkic-speaking minority in western China, with diaspora communities across central Asia and Turkey. | The Uighurs are a Muslim, Turkic-speaking minority in western China, with diaspora communities across central Asia and Turkey. |
| At least 39 people were already in custody over suspected links to the attack, many of whom were picked up in an earlier police operation in Izmir, western Turkey. | At least 39 people were already in custody over suspected links to the attack, many of whom were picked up in an earlier police operation in Izmir, western Turkey. |
| Several families had recently travelled there from Konya, a central city where the main suspect was said to have stayed for several weeks before the attack. | Several families had recently travelled there from Konya, a central city where the main suspect was said to have stayed for several weeks before the attack. |
| Separately, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told Turkish broadcaster A Hamer that the authorities knew where the suspect, who he described as "specially trained", was hiding, without giving further details. | Separately, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak told Turkish broadcaster A Hamer that the authorities knew where the suspect, who he described as "specially trained", was hiding, without giving further details. |
| He also expressed confidence in the Turkish police operation but said he could not rule out the possibility of the attacker fleeing the country. | He also expressed confidence in the Turkish police operation but said he could not rule out the possibility of the attacker fleeing the country. |
| More than half of those killed in Sunday's attack on Istanbul's popular Reina nightclub were foreigners, including citizens from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq and Morocco. | More than half of those killed in Sunday's attack on Istanbul's popular Reina nightclub were foreigners, including citizens from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq and Morocco. |
| The gunman managed to escape in the aftermath of the attack. | The gunman managed to escape in the aftermath of the attack. |
| A day later, IS issued a statement saying "a heroic soldier" belonging to the group had carried out the attack in retaliation for Turkey's military role in northern Syria. | A day later, IS issued a statement saying "a heroic soldier" belonging to the group had carried out the attack in retaliation for Turkey's military role in northern Syria. |
| Mr Kaynak said on Thursday Turks were questioning the use of the country's Incirlik air base by both Nato and the US-led coalition launching air strikes on IS in Syria and Iraq. |