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Turkey Nightclub Attack Suspect Confesses

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Uzbek national alleged to have killed 39.

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The suspected shooter in the New Year’s Eve attack on an upscale nightclub in Istanbul was captured late Monday night and then reportedly confessed to his actions. Abdulkadir Masharipov, reported to be from Uzbekistan, appears in photos posted by Turkish state media with a heavily bruised face. Masharipov, who was detained in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul, is alleged to have killed 39 in the assault on the Reina club. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. “The terrorist actually said that he did it,” Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told journalists on Tuesday.

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