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Abis Rizvi, son of ex-Rajya Sabha MP and noted builder of the country, Akhtar Hasan Rizvi were among 2 Indians killed in Istanbul nightclub attack, informs external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. TV actress Khushi Shah from Gujarat also died in the attack.
39 People including 2 Indians in Terror Shooting in Night Club of Istanbul on 31st December New Year Party.
Sushma Swaraj I have just spoken to Mr.Akhtar Hassan Rizvi father of Abis Rizvi. He and Mrs Rizvi also want to go to Istanbul. We r organising their Visa.
I have also spoken to Shri Ashok Shah father of Ms.Khushi Shah and conveyed our condolences.
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The attack, in the city’s Ortakoy area on the European side of the Bosphorus, took place at around 1:15 a.m. in the Reina nightclub where hundreds were gathered to welcome the New Year.
Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 16 of the 21 identified victims are foreign and five Turkish, according to Anadolu news agency, with the minister noting the assailant remains on the run.
“15 of the victims are foreigners while the other five are Turkish citizens,” the minister said, adding that efforts continue to identify the other bodies.
Soylu stated security forces were hunting down the terrorist, saying, “Our law enforcement has launched an operation. We hope he or she will be caught before long.”
Health Minister Recep Akdag told reporters, after he and Soylu visited some of the wounded people at a hospital, that 65 people were in several hospitals, receiving treatment.
“Four of those injured are in a critical condition,” Akdag said, adding that a large number of foreign nationals were also injured.