Just hours after the terrible shooting at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, it’s being reported that a gunman shot up a mosque and then fled.
BREAKING: Emerging reports of a gunman opening fire on a #Istanbul mosque in Sariyer area and is on the run, two injuries reported pic.twitter.com/47fw4CeiQP
— Aylina Kılıç (@AylinaKilic) January 1, 2017
More from Russia Today:
At least two people have been injured in a shooting incident at one of Istanbul’s mosques, according to Turkish media.
Gunfire was reported on Sunday afternoon at the Hasan Pasha Mosque in Algeria, located in the northern part of Istanbul’s European side, Turkish Haber 1 said citing Dogan News Agency (DHA).
Police have launched an investigation into the shooting, which took place in the Sariyer district, DHA reported, adding that the authorities have no reason to believe there was a “political cause” so far.
People were gathering at the mosque for prayer when an assailant opened fire with a rifle, the news agency reported, citing eyewitnesses.
The shooting occurred just hours after another gun attack in Istanbul, in which dozens were killed and injured.
The gunman escaped in the Reina attack, so it’ll be interesting to see if they connect it to this attack.