BISHKEK (Sputnik) — On Monday, Turkish media reported that the country's law enforcement agencies had information about alleged involvement of either an Uzbek or a Kyrgyz national in the attack at the Reina club.
"The GKNB is checking the information about potential involvement of the republic's citizen in the terrorist attack in Istanbul. The request has been sent to Turkey's authorities," Rahat Sulaimanov told RIA Novosti.
The Daesh terrorist group, outlawed in many countries, including Russia, has taken responsibility for the attack.
Turkish authorities have confirmed that the #Istanbul attacker is Lakhe Mashrapov, a 28-year old citizen from Kyrgystan pic.twitter.com/s4cY0ncKHg
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) 3 января 2017 г.
The chairman of Kyrgyzstan's state registration department told Sputnik that all information available, including passport and biometric data, had been sent to the GKNB.
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