Another Terror attack, this one in Istanbul

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Istanbul dance club becomes site of New Year's Eve terrorist attack...

Terror gunman dressed as Father Christmas opens fire on Istanbul nightclub New Year's Eve crowd killing 35 and wounding at least 40
31 December 2016 - The gunmen appear to be wearing Santa costumes in CCTV footage; The pair opened fire in the Reina nightclub, one of Istanbul's most popular venues; The city's governor said 35 people were killed in the New Year's Eve attack; A police officer is among the dead, Vasip Şahin revealed; An estimated 17,000 police officers are believed to be on duty tonight in Istanbul

Thirty five people have been killed in an armed attack in an Istanbul nightclub, the city's governor has revealed. The gunman, believed to have been dressed in a Santa costume, opened fire inside the Reina nightclub in Istanbul's Ortaköy district, where hundreds were celebrating the new year. A further 40 people are thought to have been wounded in the attack, which has been captured in CCTV footage. The location of the gunman is currently unknown.

Ambulances outside the scene of the shooting, in which many people are believed to have been injured​

It happened at one of the most popular nightclubs in the heart of Istanbul, and ambulances have been sent to the scene. Special forces and explosives experts are currently searching the venue. The whereabouts of the attackers is unknown. Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin has described the shooting as a terrorist attack. He revealed that a police officer was among those shot. The attacker is believed to have shot the law enforcer and a civilian before opening fire inside the nightclub. Initial reports suggested that two gunmen had stormed the building, but authorities are currently understood to be searching for one killer.

A survivor is taken away on a stretcher by ambulance staff after the attack​

Turkish news site Virgul reports that the killer was shouting in Arabic during the attack. Footage from the scene showed at least six ambulances with flashing lights and civilians being escorted out. Several people are believed to have jumped into the water outside the venue before being rescued by police. Media reports said police have cordoned off the area and an operation is ongoing. A reporter from NTV said the attack may have been carried out by a lone gunman. The nightclub lies on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait which divides Istanbul in two.

The attack happened in one of Istanbul's busiest nightspots​

An estimated 17,000 police officers are on duty in the city. Turkey has been heavily hit by terror attacks in 2016. Earlier today Neslihan Dogruol, a restaurant owner in a chic Istanbul neighborhood, said she hopes for peace in 2017 following a year filled with 'unrest and death.' '2016 affected everyone badly,' she said, referring to major attacks that hit Turkey in the past year. The restaurant, adorned with snowflakes and tiny decorative lights for the evening, will have fewer people for dinner, she said. At a commemoration for the 45 people killed in twin bombings on December 10 in Istanbul, Murat Manoglu hoped for a better year ahead. 'We lived through terrible days,' he said. Security measures were heightened in major Turkish cities. Traffic leading up to key squares in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara, have been closed.

TERROR IN TURKEY: ATTACKS IN 2016

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Istanbul nightclub attack 'leaves 35 dead'
1 January 2017 - At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, the city's governor has said.

Among the dead is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a terror attack. At least another 40 were injured in the attack which took place in the Reina nightclub, in the Ortakoy area, at about 01:30 local time (23:30 GMT). One attacker was involved, the governor said, while CNN Turk reported he was dressed in a Santa Claus costume. There were reportedly several hundred people in the nightclub at the time, some of whom are believed to have jumped into the Bosphorus to escape.

Police secure the area after a gun attack on Reina, a popular night club in Istanbul​

Istanbul had been on high alert for any terror attacks, with some 17,000 police officers on duty in the city. This is the latest in a string of attacks in Turkey over recent months, many carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS) or Kurdish rebels. Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead by off-duty Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas as he gave a speech in the capital Ankara in December. After the shooting, the killer shouted the murder was in revenge for Russian involvement in the conflict in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Deadly attacks in Turkey in 2016

20 August: Bomb attack on wedding party in Gaziantep kills at least 30 people, IS suspected

30 July: 35 Kurdish fighters who try to storm a military base are killed by the Turkish army

28 June: A gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul kills 41 people, in an attack blamed on IS militants

13 March: 37 people are killed by Kurdish militants in a suicide car bombing in Ankara

17 February: 28 people die in an attack on a military convoy in Ankara

Istanbul Reina nightclub attack 'leaves 35 dead' - BBC News

Just for the record-----the OTTOMAN EMPIRE was a CALIPHATE. Its dissolution was a HUGE BLOW to the "ummah" (the ummah is the Islamic world
empire-----the ambition of the rapist Nazi pig-----MUHUMMAD) Erdogan is desperately trying to REVIVE THE FILTH OF THE CALIPHATE

Dressed up as Father Christmas. Depraved and disgusting.

sheeeesh------try to cope-----its a once a year thing

 

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ISIS claims Istanbul nightclub attack...

IS claims New Year's attack on Istanbul nightclub
Jan 2,`17 -- The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year's attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.

Turkish police meanwhile detained eight people in connection to the attack but were still hunting for the gunman who disappeared amid the chaos of the attack. The IS-linked Aamaq News Agency said the attack was carried out by a "heroic soldier of the caliphate" who attacked the nightclub "where Christians were celebrating their pagan feast." It said the man fired an automatic rifle and also detonated hand grenades in "revenge for God's religion and in response to the orders" of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The group described Turkey as "the servant of the cross" and also suggested it was in retaliation for Turkish military offensives against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. "We let infidel Turkey know that the blood of Muslims that is being shed by its airstrikes and artillery shelling will turn into fire on its territories," the statement said. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said eight people were taken into custody by Istanbul anti-terrorism squads and they are being questioned at Istanbul's main police headquarters. It did not provide further information on the suspects.

Flowers of the victims of the attack are placed outside a nightclub, which was attacked by a gunman overnight, in Istanbul, on New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume and armed with a long-barrelled weapon, opened fire at the nightclub in Istanbul's Ortakoy district during New Year's celebrations, killing dozens of people and wounding dozens of others in what the province's governor described as a terror attack.​

Earlier, Turkish media reports had said that Turkish authorities believed the IS group was behind the attack and that the gunman, who is still at large, is likely to be either from Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan. According to the Hurriyet and Karar newspapers, police had also established similarities with the high-casualty suicide bomb and gun attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport in June and was investigating whether the same IS cell could have carried out both attacks. Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry said it was looking into the media reports. "We have ordered the consul in Istanbul the check this report that has appeared in the press," the Interfax news agency quoted ministry spokeswoman Aiymkan Kulukeyeva as saying Monday. "According to preliminary information, this information is doubtful but we are checking all the same."

The gunman killed a policeman and another man outside the Reina club in the early hours of 2017 before entering and firing with an automatic rifle at an estimated 600 people partying inside. Nearly two-thirds of the dead in the upscale club, which is frequented by local celebrities, were foreigners, Turkey's Anadolu Agency said. Many of them hailed from the Middle East. Citing Justice Ministry officials, Anadolu reported that 38 of the 39 dead have been identified. The report said 11 of them were Turkish nationals, and one was a Turkish-Belgian dual citizen. The report says seven victims were from Saudi Arabia; three each were from Lebanon and Iraq; two each were from Tunisia, India, Morocco and Jordan. Kuwait, Canada, Israel, Syria and Russia each lost one citizen.

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[irosie91]

moot point--------a mujahad is a mujahad

 

[montelatici]

But the Mujahads, as you call them, were America's best friends once. How do you explain that Rosie?

 

[irosie91]

But the Mujahads, as you call them, were America's best friends once. How do you explain that Rosie?

The Mujhads are no-ones friends-----in the 1980s-----without asking me -----the people of the whitehouse decided to support PAKISTANI mujahads (later called THE TALIBAN) because those "mujahads" were fighting the presence of
USSR imperialist animals. ------Even way back then-----I actually did see the
PROBLEM with that very naïve program. Why do you dissemble?. Arming
Islamic "factions" is always a mistake. I believe that the people of the USA are WAKING up

 

[montelatici]

Try to write in English so that you can be understood. As far as USSR imperialistic animals.