BREAKING: IS claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub attack
The attack killed 39 people and injured 70 othes at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's eve
Published date: 2 January 2017 08:50 GMT
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Last update: 7 years 10 months ago
The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on a nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul that killed 39 people on New Year's Eve.
In a statement circulated on social media, the militant group said one of the "soldiers of the caliphate" had carried out the attack on the Reina nightclub.
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