Thursday, January 19, 2017

Istanbul nightclub attacker reveals his initial target was Taksim Square | Al Bawaba

Istanbul nightclub attacker reveals his initial target was Taksim Square

Published January 19th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info

The confessions of New Year’s Eve murderer, executor of Istanbul Reina nightclub attack, Abdulgadir Masharipov has revealed that he is a member of Daesh and was trained in al-Qaeda camps in Iraq.

Masharipov admitted that his main target was Taksim Square but plans changed due to intensive security measures and he chose Reina nightclub instead only two hours before the bloodbath, which killed 39 and injured 65.

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