Instanbul Nightclub Terror Attack

PlinyTheYounger · #1 ● 12-31-2016, 08:53 PM

"A gunman opened fire at an Istanbul nightclub filled with New Year’s revelers early Sunday morning, killing at least 39 people and injuring scores of others, according to Turkish officials.

The target of the attack was the Reina nightclub, in the Ortakoy neighborhood overlooking the Bosporus, which had maintained its popularity with a mostly affluent, cosmopolitan clientele despite a series of terrorist attacks that had severely crimped Turkey’s tourism industry. Popular among professional soccer players and soap opera stars, and with Turks and foreigners, the nightclub is known for its late-night parties and the beautiful view from its terrace.

As many as 600 people were estimated to have been in the club when the attacker, a lone gunman, burst in around 1:15 a.m. and opened fire.

At least 15 of the people killed were foreigners, the Foreign Ministry said. They included citizens of Belgium, France, India, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, according to news agencies and government statements. Sixty-nine people were hospitalized, four in critical condition.
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No one immediately claimed responsibility for the mass shooting, which came as threats against Turkey by the Islamic State and its supporters have increased. It was the fourth terrorist attack in Turkey in less than a month."

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PlinyTheYounger · #2 ● 12-31-2016, 09:09 PM

Bunch of grainy videos - Mostly in Turkish

tbone79 · #3 ● 12-31-2016, 10:40 PM

Is it some Habib ass mothafuckaa??

mattersin · #4 ● 01-01-2017, 12:11 AM

Suspect at the scene. Reports of two maybe three gunmen. Rumors of cops dressing as Santa for New Year's is circulating and was possibly used as disguise. Unsure.

Jrad · #5 ● 01-01-2017, 02:35 AM

Santa's slaying again

**kellyhound** · #6 ● 01-01-2017, 05:51 AM

39 dead now.

At least 39 people, including at least 15 foreigners, have been killed in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says.

A gunman opened fire in Reina nightclub at about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT), as revellers marked the new year.

Suleyman Soylu said efforts were continuing to find the attacker, who was believed to have acted alone.
At least 69 people were being treated in hospital, the minister added. Four were said to be in a serious condition.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the attackers were trying to "create chaos" and pledged to "fight to the end" against terrorism.

'Inhuman'

Addressing reporters, Mr Soylu said: "A manhunt for the terrorist is under way. Police have launched operations. We hope the attacker will be captured soon."

Only 21 of the victims had been identified, he said. Fifteen or 16 were foreigners, he said, and at least three of the Turkish victims may have been employees at the club.

Early media reports suggested the attacker may have been wearing a Santa Claus outfit, but newly-obtained CCTV footage shows the suspected attacker in a black coat outside the club.

Mr Soylu said the gunman was wearing a coat and trousers, but "we were informed that he was wearing different clothes inside".

'Several bodies'

Reina nightclub, in the the Ortakoy area of Istanbul, is an upmarket venue on the banks of the Bosphorus.

Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said the attacker killed a policeman and a civilian outside the club before entering and opening fire.

"Before I could understand what was happening, my husband fell on top me,'' the Associated Press news agency quoted Sinem Uyanik, who was inside the club, as saying.

"I had to lift several bodies from (on) top of me before I could get out. It was frightening.''

There were reportedly as many as 700 people in the nightclub at the time of the attack, some of whom jumped into the water to escape.

video of him entering the club while shooting.