It appears there is a terror attack at a night club in Istanbul, Turkey:
Turkish state media reports one attacker is still inside the nightclub in Istanbul https://t.co/uprlWXl2W2
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 31, 2016
There are reports the attackers were dressed like Santa Claus:
claims that alleged assailants wearing Santa Claus outfits in unconfirmed attack on #Istanbul nightclub
— Amberin Zaman (@amberinzaman) December 31, 2016
A gun attack on a nightclub in Istanbul has left at least two people dead and around 60 people wounded, local television station NTV is reporting.
One police officer and a civilian are said to have been killed.
Two attackers are said to have been involved, one of whom is believed to still be inside the club. Police special forces are said to be preparing to enter the building.
Television footage shows ambulances and police vehicles outside the venue in the Ortaköy district of the city.
Ortaköy’de ünlü gece kulübü Reina’da silahlı saldırı…
Yaralıların olduğu belirtiliyor
İşte olay yerinden ilk görüntüler pic.twitter.com/vc1rJdxMik— Habertürk TV (@HaberturkTV) December 31, 2016
#SONDAKİKA!
1’i polis 2 kişi hayatını kaybettiği belirtiliyor…
Saldırganların uzun namlulu silahla Noel Baba kılığında geldiği söyleniyor pic.twitter.com/1mol41XIG7— Habertürk TV (@HaberturkTV) December 31, 2016
UPDATE 1:
This is said to be one of the assailants dressed as Santa, but this is unconfirmed:
#Reina gece kulübüne saldıran noel baba kıyafetli saldırgan böyle görüntülendihttps://t.co/hyoQKaJ0Lr pic.twitter.com/QphV74353a
— Haber Küpürü (@HaberKupuru) December 31, 2016
UPDATE 2:
Here is what #Reina looks like on a typically busy night.People having fun in #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/v7XLIcwaZY
— Amberin Zaman (@amberinzaman) December 31, 2016
I’m reading that witnesses say the assailants sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killed the guards at the front door, then proceeded inside the club. If that’s the case, there will be many scores of victims.
UPDATE 3:
At least 35 killed, 40 wounded in #Reina nightclub attack, Istanbul governor sayshttps://t.co/eaAGD1A8WK pic.twitter.com/PuPEwv0O5U
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 1, 2017