Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has confirmed that missing journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fist fight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at the country’s consulate in Istanbul, the media reported on Saturday. A statement carried on Saudi state TV on Friday night was the first[Read More…]
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Istanbul nightclub attack suspect captured
Istanbul nightclub attack: Suspect who killed 39 detained in police operation
The man who is believed to have executed an attack that killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day has been detained in a police operation, together with four other people, as per reports in local media. Reportedly, the suspect was identified as Abdulkadir Masharipov, had operated[Read More…]
Istanbul night club attack: ISIS claims responsibility, manhunt continues
Islamic State has claimed the responsibility of the Istanbul Reina night club attack that killed at least 39 people including two Indian nationals. The terrorist group has released a statement in its Amaq News Agency website. The group claimed 150 people were killed and wounded, and described it as a[Read More…]
Istanbul night club attack: 39 dead, 69 injured
At least 39 people, including 16 foreigners, were killed and at least 69 wounded in an attack in a nightclub early Sunday as they were celebrating the new year, Turkey’s Interior Minister said. “We are face to face with a terror attack,” Interior minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters. Suleyman Soylu[Read More…]