Istanbul New Year's attack
An assailant believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations Saturday, killing at least 39 people and wounding dozens more in what the city’s governor described as a terror attack.
Gov. Vasip Sahin said the attacker, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian outside the club before entering and firing on people partying inside. He did not say who may have carried out what he called a “terror attack.”
“Forty people are receiving treatment in hospitals,” Sahin said.
People here are seen fleeing the Reina nightclub.
People flee the Reina nightclub
People flee from a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
Leaving the Reina
Young people leave from the scene of an attack in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
Injuries at Reina nightclub
An injured woman is carried to an ambulance from a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
Istanbul New Year's attack
People run away from a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 1, 2017.
Near Reina nightclub
Youths embrace near the scene of an attack in Istanbul, on New Year’s Day, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
Police secure an area near the Reina nightclub
Police secure an area near the Reina nightclub.
Istanbul gun attack
Police secure an area near an Istanbul nightclub, following a gun attack, Turkey, on January 1, 2017.
Istanbul road blocks
An armoured police vehicle blocks a road leads to a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
Police secure area near an Istanbul nightclub
Police secure area near an Istanbul nightclub, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
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Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack January 1, 2017 in Istanbul.
Police boat patrols
A police boat patrols the Bosphourus.
Coast Guard on the Bosphorus
A Turkish Coast Guard boat is anchored off the coast of the Bosphorus near the Reina night club, one of the Istanbul’s most exclusive party spots, early on January 1, 2017 after at least one gunmen went on a shooting rampage during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Relatives gather
Relatives of the victims gather neat the area at Ortakoy district near night club Reina in Istanbul, January 1, 2017, Turkey.
Victims' relatives
Relatives of the victims gather neat the area at Ortakoy district near night club Reina on January 1, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Forsenic work
Forensic officers work inside the Reina night club, one of the Istanbul’s most exclusive party spots, early on January 1, 2017 after at least one gunmen went on a shooting rampage during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Coast Guard patrol
A Turkish coast guard boat patrols in front of the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
Suleyman Soylu convoy
Police secure the area as the convoy of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu leaves after his visit to an Istanbul nightclub, following a gun attack, in Turkey January 1, 2017.