Turkey nightclub shooting: Istanbul mourns as police hunt gunman Read more“It was a ground operation. Thomas said Uzbeki helped facilitate the attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve. Isis claimed it carried out the attack, saying it was revenge for Turkish military involvement in Syria. Among those killed in the attack were Turks and visitors from several Arab nations, India and Canada. “We have clearly linked him with the New Year’s Eve Istanbul bombing,” Thomas said.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2017 03:44 UTC