1 January 2017, 02:29 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – There were no Russian citizens in the Istanbul's Reina nightclub attacked on Sunday, a representative of the Russian Consulate General said.
“According to preliminary information, there were no Russian citizens there. Now we are expecting official information of the Turkish law enforcement bodies,” the diplomat told RIA Novosti.
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 the Vasip Sahin, governor of the Istanbul province, at least 35 people were killed and 40 injured as a result of the attack.
