This Istanbul's Nightclub Shooting Confession
Selasa, 17 Januari 2017 - 18:26 WIB
This Istanbul's Nightclub Shooting Confession
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ISTANBUL - Abdulgadir Masharipov, man from Uzbekistan which arrested in Turkey has confessed to carrying out the deadly New Year's gun attack at Istanbul's Reina nightclub.
Masharipov allegedly opened fire in the early hours of New Year's Day in an attack that left 39 people dead and dozens injured, in a gruesome beginning to the new year following multiple acts of terror in 2016.
"The terrorist actually said that he did it," Istanbul Governor, Vasip Sahin told journalists Tuesday.
Masharipov was born in 1983 and educated in Afghanistan, Sahin said. He came to Turkey in January 2016 and went by the code name Abu Mohammed Khorasani Abdulkavi.
"The attack was based on ISIS," he said.
He added that 168 foreigners were handed over to related authorities on suspicion of being terrorists and that one Iraqi man and three women from different places, including Egypt, were detained alongside Masharipov.
"During this operation we have gone through 152 addresses, and in these operations, we detained 50 people," he said.
Masharipov allegedly opened fire in the early hours of New Year's Day in an attack that left 39 people dead and dozens injured, in a gruesome beginning to the new year following multiple acts of terror in 2016.
"The terrorist actually said that he did it," Istanbul Governor, Vasip Sahin told journalists Tuesday.
Masharipov was born in 1983 and educated in Afghanistan, Sahin said. He came to Turkey in January 2016 and went by the code name Abu Mohammed Khorasani Abdulkavi.
"The attack was based on ISIS," he said.
He added that 168 foreigners were handed over to related authorities on suspicion of being terrorists and that one Iraqi man and three women from different places, including Egypt, were detained alongside Masharipov.
"During this operation we have gone through 152 addresses, and in these operations, we detained 50 people," he said.
(rnz)
