In pictures: Hideout of Turkish nightclub attacker

Turkish authorities captured the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day
Multimedia Desk | January 20, 2017

PHOTO: REUTERS

Earlier this week, Turkish authorities captured the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, an Uzbek national they said was trained in Afghanistan and had clearly acted on behalf of Islamic State.

Turkish police catch Istanbul nightclub attacker in city

The suspect, named by Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was caught in a police raid late on Monday in a hideout in an outlying Istanbul suburb after a two-week manhunt.

Here we look at some photos of his hideout following the raid.

Foreign currency banknotes and various documents are seen in the bedroom of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught by Turkish police last night, in Esenyurt neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS


The door of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub. PHOTO: REUTERS


The kitchen of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught. PHOTO: REUTERS



A copy of the Quran is seen at a hideout. PHOTO: REUTERS


The living room of a hideout where the alleged attacker. PHOTO: REUTERS


The door of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught. PHOTO: REUTERS


The living room of a hideout. PHOTO: REUTERS


Foreign currency banknotes and various documents are seen in the bedroom of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught. PHOTO: REUTERS


Foreign currency banknotes and various documents are seen in the bedroom of a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught. PHOTO: REUTERS


Entrance of a building where a hideout where the alleged attacker of Reina nightclub was caught. PHOTO: REUTERS
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