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Istanbul Nightclub Attack Perpetrator Killed

© REUTERS / Ismail Coskun/Ihlas News Agency Ambulances line up on a road leading to a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017.
Ambulances line up on a road leading to a nightclub where a gun attack took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. - Sputnik International
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According to media reports, Istanbul's Reina nightclub shooter has been killed.

First aid officers carry an injured woman at the site of an armed attack on January 1, 2017 in Istanbul. - Sputnik International
Attacker With Long-Range Weapon Killed 35 at Reina Nightclub: Governor (VIDEO)
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A perpetrator of the attack on Istanbul’s Reina nightclub was killed, The Guardian reported on Sunday citing Turkish officials.

Police started to leave the site of the attack, according to The Guardian’s correspondent.

The nightclub Reina in Istanbul's Besiktas district was attacked early on Sunday by a man, who was reportedly talking in Arabic. The attacker is said to have opened fire from a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

According to Vasip Sahin, governor of the Istanbul province, at least 39 people were killed and 69 injured as a result of the attack.

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