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VIDEO: Footage captures moment Istanbul attacker enters nightclub

CCTV shows attacker wearing all black carrying a machine gun
(Screen grab from CCTV footage)

The Islamic State (IS) group on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on New Year's night in which a gunman opened fire inside an Istanbul nightclub, killing 39 people.

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