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Reina nightclub attacker who killed 39 nabbed in Istanbul [PHOTO]

17 January 2017 [11:48] - TODAY.AZ

Reina nightclub attacker Abdulgadir Masharipov, who killed 39 people in nightclub attack in Istanbul on New Year's Eve, was captured by Turkish security forces late Monday, Daily Sabah reported.

The Uzbek attacker was caught in his Kyrgyz friend's house in Esenyurt district of Istanbul.

The Daesh terrorist is now being transferred to Istanbul Police Headquarters.

An attacker killed at least 39 people, including a police officer, in a gun attack on Reina, a popular night club in Istanbul, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced on Jan. 1.

Sixty-nine people were also wounded in the attack that was carried out before 1:30 a.m.

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