MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Security forces are also patrolling the Bosphorus Strait near the site of the attack, the Hurriyet newspaper reported.
The club in the Besiktas district was reportedly attacked by a man in a Santa Claus costume, who was speaking 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.
