An armed man, speaking Arabic, attacked the Reina nightclub in Istanbul during New Year’s celebrations. The shooting took place at around 1:45 a.m. in the Besiktas district of the city.
The attacker first killed a police officer and a civilian outside the club and then fired the crowd inside of the night club from a Kalashnikov assault rifle. About 800 people were in the club at that moment.
![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](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/104917/28/1049172851_0:250:3499:2230_600x0_80_0_0_6d2967d656185ec5238825a674a140f7.jpg)
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