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The main suspect in the New Year's Eve attack on an exclusive nightclub in Istanbul has been arrested, Turkish media report. Abdulkadir Masharipov is believed to have mounted the attack on the Reina club in which 39 people were killed. The Uzbek national is said to have been caught in Istanbul's Esenyurt district. Citizens of Israel, France, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were among the victims, and dozens of people were injured. So-called Islamic State said it was behind the attack, saying it was revenge for Turkish military involvement in Syria. The gunman arrived at the club...

Istanbul nightclub attack: We don't know who was responsible, says Turkey's PM after gunman 'dressed as Santa' kills 39 at New Year's Eve Party gunman reportedly dressed in a Santa costume killed at least 39 people, including 16 foreigners, at a famous nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's Eve celebrations. Armed with a long-barrelled weapon, the attacker shot a police officer before storming the elite Reina club in the Ortakoy area of the city at about 1.45am. The Israeli foreign ministry says an Israeli woman is among those who were killed. She was named as Leanne Nasser, 19. She was reportedly in the club with...

Thu Sep 18,11:30 AM ET Jordan's Queen Rania (L), Jordan King Abdullah II (2nd L), U. S. President George W. Bush, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush (R) pose after Bush and King Abdullah spoke to the press following a meeting at the presidential retreat, Camp David, Maryland, September 18, 2003. The two leaders discussed the Middle East peace process. REUTERS/Larry Downing Close-up detail of shawl: