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Turkish PM Rejects Media Reports Claiming Istanbul Shooter Dressed Up as Santa

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Sunday rejected earlier media reports claiming that the perpetrator of the attack on an Istanbul club was dressed in... 01.01.2017, Sputnik International

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Turkish PM Rejects Media Reports Claiming Istanbul Shooter Dressed Up as Santa

14:24 GMT 01.01.2017 (Updated: 14:25 GMT 01.01.2017)

Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack January 1, 2017 in Istanbul. - Sputnik International

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Sunday rejected earlier media reports claiming that the perpetrator of the attack on an Istanbul club was dressed in a Santa costume, media reported.

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'Heinous Crime': World Leaders Deplore Istanbul Nightclub Terrorist Attack

1 January 2017, 11:24 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The prime minister added that the shooter left his gun at the scene of the attack. It was said that he used a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

"This is not true," Yildirim said as quoted by the BBC broadcaster.

At least 39 people were killed, including 16 foreigners, and 69 injured as a result of the attack on Istanbul's Reina night club during New Year's eve celebrations, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry.