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Islamic State claims Istanbul nightclub attack
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Istanbul shooting that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.bookmark
Associated Press
Published at : January 2, 2017
Updated at : January 2, 2017 14:40
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Istanbul shooting that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others.
The IS-linked Aamaq News Agency said the New Year's Eve attack was carried by a "heroic soldier of the caliphate who attacked the most famous nightclub where Christians were celebrating their pagan feast."
It said the man opened fire from an automatic rifle in "revenge for God's religion and in response to the orders" of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The group described Turkey as "the servant of the cross."




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