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| Istanbul nightclub shooting suspect identified: 'ISIS militant' from Kyrgyzstan | ||
| 2017-01-03 | ||
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... with his wife and two kids about a month before the massacre and allegedly fought for ISIS in Syria. The suspect in a New Year's Day massacre at an Istanbul nightclub has been identified as an alleged ISIS myrmidon from Kyrgyzstan. Turkish authorities are hunting 28-year-old Iakhe Mashrapov in connection with the shooting spree which left 39 people dead and nearly 70 injured. It was claimed Mashrapov fought in Syria for ISIS and was "specially selected" to carry out the nightclub rampage as the victims welcomed 2017. He reportedly moved to Turkey from Kyrgyzstan with his wife and two kids on November 20 and spent some time in Konya province before returning to Istanbul just days prior to the terror attack. Police have tossed in the calaboose Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! 14 people, including the suspect's wife, after they reportedly traced a phone call he made from a taxi driver's mobile on the way to the popular Reina nightclub. Even the taxi driver's cellie, was not his friend. Abdulkadir Selvi, a columnist for the Hurriyet newspaper, claimed the attacker had been trained in street fighting in residential areas in Syria and used those techniques in the attack as he shot from the hip like he was in a "street war". Selvi wrote that the gunman was "specially selected" for the shooting and his "hit rate" was high, with just 28 bullets failing to hit a target. Reports claimed he fled Turkey following the shooting, and a photo of his passport picture has been circulated online. His wife was among at least 14 people arrested during raids in Istanbul and Konya. Turkish media outlet TRT World reported that she claimed she had never witnessed her husband showing sympathy to ISIS or its causes. She said he arrived in Istanbul on November 20 and drove to Konya two days later to "look for work", and returned to Istanbul on December 29. First pictures inside Istanbul nightclub show bodies strewn across the floor as police release new photo of 'ISIS killer' and quiz eight people over New Year's Eve attack [DailyMail, of course] Turkish police released two new pictures of the suspected Istanbul nightclub killer as they closed in on two locations in the hunt for the ISIS fanatic. The images, which appear to be taken from CCTV footage, show ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's most wanted man wearing a black and blue bomber jacket and leaning on a counter. The towns of Yalova and Bursa were targeted by police after members of the public claimed to have spotted the nightclub killer. The first sighting took place in the port town of Yalova, where the suspect was allegedly seen disembarking from a passenger ferry after crossing about 40 miles across the Sea of Marmara. He then was reportedly seen hitchhiking to Bursa, a distance of 45 miles. Police are understood to now know the suspect's identity, nationality and associates but have not yet released this information to protect their investigation, Turkish media has claimed. It comes after anti-terror officers tossed in the calaboose Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! eight people in connection with the attack. Investigators continue to question the eight people ‐ most of whom were from Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan ‐ to establish some connection between them and the atrocity. Police have also released the taxi driver who drove the terrorist to the Reina nightclub after several hours of questioning, leaving them with very few leads. According to Sherlocks, the suspect is thought to originate from Kyrgyzstan. A spokeswoman from the country's foreign ministry, Aiymkan Kulukeyeva, told Turkish media that her officials are 'checking' the information and assisting police with their attempts to identify the suspect. Details of the victims were released as an international manhunt continued for the attacker who arrived in a taxi before unleashing a hail of 120 bullets during a five-and-a-half minute rampage at the exclusive night spot. Investigators said that they had found the jacket discarded by the attacker as he expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. It had 500 Turkish Lira (about £115) in the pocket, local media have reported. Police believe the suspect made his escape in a taxi, according to reports, which he hailed on the street after committing the massacre. He escaped north into the Kurucesme district on the banks of the Bosphorus, officers now believe. Turkish media reported that the gunman took a cab to the venue, but got out due to traffic and walked the last four minutes to the scene. A local security specialist, Abdullah Agar, also said that CCTV footage of the attacker appeared to suggest that he had an old injury to his foot.
[DailyMail, of course] Menacing selfies of the man suspected to be the ISIS killer who murdered 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub have been leaked.The suspect is pictured wearing a heavy hooded jacket and staring coldly into the camera, on a street thought to be just off Taksim Square, before the massacre on New Year's Eve. The chilling images were released after 12 people were incarcerated Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! by Turkish police in relation to the attack at the exclusive Reina club. CCTV footage believed to show the gunman handing over identification documents at a border kiosk, has also been revealed. The suspect, dressed in a black jacket with a red hood over a black top, is shown handing over papers before entering the country at an unidentified date and location. Other footage also reports to show the runaway arguing with taxi drivers at an unknown location. Again, it is not known if the picture was taken before or after the nightclub attack. The CCTV footage is the latest attempt by the authorities to trace the brutal terrorist after fruitless searches of business addresses and homes of eight people, most of whom were from Kazakstan and Kyrgyzstan. The video appears to match three images released by police earlier today, in which ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s most wanted man seems to be pictured on different CCTV footage leaning against a counter, wearing the same clothing. The tantalising images are among the first pieces of evidence showing the killer, who managed to spirit himself away from the carnage and evade a massive manhunt for two days, despite having left clues like his jacket and weapon at the scene. The gunman has consistently been described as ’professional’, ’highly trained’ and ’focused’ by eyewitnesses and analysts, however. Sefa Boydas, a professional footballer who was inside the nightclub at the time of the attack, told MailOnline: ’He looked relaxed and was very precise in the way he shot, like a professional. Very focused. He shot people from about 10 or 15 metres away.’ Captain Abdullah Agar, a terrorist expert who analysed footage of the attack taken by security cameras, described the suspect as ’highly trained’. ’[He is] stable, practical, knowing how to get the required result, cold-blooded and expert’, he told Turkish media. ’The terrorist is very good at rapid firing. It takes thousands of bullets to create such carnage. He has carried out such an attack as well as in real conflict situations. ’He has no hesitation about shooting innocent people. He is a complete killer, experienced in close combat and fighting in residential areas.' During the afternoon, the towns of Yalova and Bursa were both targeted by police after members of the public claimed to have spotted the nightclub murderer. But these operations have also produced no results. Turkey’s most wanted man remained on the lam in a city on high alert as an official state of emergency threatened to stretch into its third day. | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Protruding brow, sloping forehead, malevolent expression. Why would you let this man into your country? From the old GEICO Commercial : "Cavemen are people, too." |
| Posted by: USN, Ret 2017-01-03 14:57 |
| #3 Protruding brow, sloping forehead, malevolent expression. Why would you let this man into your country? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-01-03 11:49 |
| #2 Given that the Gulenists select for drive and ability plus piety, there's not much wondering to be done, lord garth. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-03 11:19 |
| #1 for months Turkey has been arresting suspected followers of Gulan and firing police and military personnel. Got to wonder if anti ISIS work would have done better w/o that. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-01-03 07:18 |