Turkish police release suspect photos in Istanbul nightclub attack

Published January 3rd, 2017 - 08:30 GMT
This handout picture released by the Turkish police and taken from Dogan News Agency on January 2, 2017 shows the main suspect in the Reina nightclub rampage in which a gunman killed 39 people in an attack at a nightclub in Istanbul where revelers were celebrating the New Year. (AFP/Dogan News Agency)
This handout picture released by the Turkish police and taken from Dogan News Agency on January 2, 2017 shows the main suspect in the Reina nightclub rampage in which a gunman killed 39 people in an attack at a nightclub in Istanbul where revelers were celebrating the New Year. (AFP/Dogan News Agency)

Turkish police have released grainy images of the suspect behind a deadly attack on a nightclub in Istanbul as the manhunt for the killer continues.

According to the state-run Anadolu news agency on Monday, the pictures were taken from security camera footage at an unannounced time.

Turkish media outlet Haberturk also broadcasted footage of what it claimed was of the attacker.

The selfie video allegedly shows the suspect, filming himself around Istanbul's Taksim square. Authorities do not know when or why the footage was recorded.

 

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