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Manhunt under way as people mourn killings in Istanbul

Security measures heightened in major Turkish cities, with police barring traffic leading up to key squares.

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The mother of Fatih Cakmak, a security guard and a victim of an attack by a gunman at the Reina nightclub, during his funeral in Istanbul. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
Published On 2 Jan 2017

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A gunman opened fire on New Year’s Eve revellers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners.

The gunman escaped after the massacre. 

Authorities have initiated a massive security operation to track down the assailant and his conspirators in the city.

The gunman killed a policeman and another man outside the Reina club in the early hours of 2017, before entering and firing with an automatic rifle at partygoers inside.

The killings plunged the city into mourning.

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Women who survived an attack by a gunman outside the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
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Flowers are placed next to Turkish police officers as they stand guard near the Reina nightclub. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]
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Security measures had been heightened in major Turkish cities, with police barring traffic leading up to key squares in Istanbul and Ankara. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
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Relatives at the funeral of Ayhan Arik, a victim of an attack by a gunman at the Reina nightclub. [Osman Orsal/Reuters]
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Sisters of Elias Wardini, a Lebanese man who was killed in the Istanbul attack overnight, mourn at their house, In Beirut, Lebanon. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]
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People place flowers and candles at a police barrier in front of the Reina nightclub, following the gun attack. [Deniz Toprak/EPA]
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Turkish riot police officers secure the area after the attack on Reina, a popular nightclub in Istanbul. [EPA]
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Flowers are placed outside the nightclub. [Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters]
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Relatives and friends carry the coffin of one of the 39 victims of the attack. [Sedat Suna/EPA]
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At least 39 people were killed and 65 others were wounded in the attack, local media reported. [Sedat Suna/EPA]