At least 39 people have been killed and 69 injured after a gunmen dressed as Santa opened fire in a nightclub in Istanbul
Armed
police raced to the scene at the Reina club in the Turkey's biggest
city after the rampage began at around 1.15am local time
The
attacker is believed to have arrived at the scene in a yellow taxi and
wearing a Santa Claus outfit to disguise his intentions
Armed with a Kalashnikov, he shot his way into the venue after killing a policeman stationed on the door
The officer has been named as 21-year-old officer Burak Yildiz who had been in the job for just a year.
Gunmen dressed as Father Christmas shoots 39 dead and wounds 69 in Istanbul celebrity nightclub on New Year's Eve
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