Police identify name of İstanbul nightclub attacker

Turkish police identified the name of the Istanbul nightclub attacker, killing and wounding dozens of people on New Year's Eve
Sunday, 08 January 2017 05:50

Turkey's police managed to identify the attacker on Saturday, and he is believed to be Abdulgadir Masharipov of Uzbek origin, also known as Abu Muhammed Horasan, local media reported. 

On Thursday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said that the attacker is Uighur.