İstanbul nightclub attacker arrested

The attacker, who slaughtered dozens at a nightclub in Istanbul on New Year’s eve, was caught during a special operation in Esenyurt, Turkish media are reporting.

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Yayınlanma: 17.01.2017 - 00:47

Güncelleme: 17.01.2017 - 00:51

The Uzbek attacker, Abdulgadir Masharipov, was captured by Turkish security forces late Monday at his friend's house in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul, Daily Sabah reports.

The assailant, who has been on the run since the Reina nightclub attack on December 31, was reportedly transferred to Istanbul Police headquarters.

After Masharipov fled the scene of the New Year’s eve massacre, the terrorist initially hid in a safe house, where his wife and children joined him. The attacker then took his 4-year-old son and went on the run.

The boy was alongside the shooter when security forces arrested him on Monday evening, Sondakika reports.