Manhunt still underway for suspect in Istanbul nightclub shooting;

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>A manhunt is on in Turkey for an assailant who unleashed a salvo of bullets in front of and inside a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations Sunday, killing at least 39 people before fleeing.

>Foreigners were among the fatalities, including an 18-year-old Israeli woman, three Indian citizens, a 26-year-old man from Lebanon and a Belgian national, according to the countries' respective foreign ministries and a relative.

>Close to 70 others were injured in what authorities described as a terrorist attack. Three of the wounded were in critical condition, Turkey's prime minister said.

>President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vehemently condemned “the terror attack in Istanbul's Ortakoy neighborhood in the first hours of 2017” and offered condolences for those who lost their lives, including “foreign guests.”

>The attacker, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian outside the popular Reina club at about 1:15 a.m. before entering and firing on people partying inside, Gov. Vasip Sahin said.

>“Unfortunately, [he] rained bullets in a very cruel and merciless way on innocent people who were there to celebrate New Year's and have fun,” Sahin told reporters.

>There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, and authorities did not name any suspects. The bloodiest attacks that Turkey endured in 2016 were the work of Islamic State or Kurdish militants.
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