Istanbul nightclub attacker who killed 39 people captured in police raid

  Istanbul nightclub attacker who killed 39 people captured in police raid

The gunman suspected of killing 39 people during a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been caught in a police operation, Turkish media reports on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people had gathered at the swanky Reina nightclub to celebrate the New Year when the gunman shot a police officer and a civilian outside the club, then stormed the premises. Most of the dead in the attack were foreign nationals, from the Middle East.