Captured gunman admits attack on nightclub in Istanbul

Source: Xinhua | 2017-01-17 17:16:47 | Editor: huaxia

Turkish police stand guard outisde the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

ISTANBUL, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The gunman who was captured overnight after 17 days on the run has admitted to a shooting spree he launched on a popular nightclub in Istanbul on New Year's Day, killing 39 people, the governor said Tuesday.

The attacker, previously identified as Abdulgadir Masharipov, a Uzbek national, was netted late Monday in an apartment in Istanbul's district of Esenyurt, press reports said.

Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters that some 197,000 U.S. dollars were found on him, and two drones, two weapons and other materials were seized as well in the operation.

An Iraqi man and three women from different countries in Africa were detained along with the gunman, the governor said.

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Captured gunman admits attack on nightclub in Istanbul

Source: Xinhua 2017-01-17 17:16:47

Turkish police stand guard outisde the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

The attacker, previously identified as Abdulgadir Masharipov, a Uzbek national, was netted late Monday in an apartment in Istanbul's district of Esenyurt, press reports said.

Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters that some 197,000 U.S. dollars were found on him, and two drones, two weapons and other materials were seized as well in the operation.

An Iraqi man and three women from different countries in Africa were detained along with the gunman, the governor said.