The Istanbul nightclub attack: The latest updates and what we know

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The latest coverage:

What we know so far:

• An attacker armed with a long-barreled weapon opened fire at a nightclub in Istanbuls Ortakoy district early Sundaymorning
• 39 people are dead, and 40 others arewounded
• Three of the wounded remain in criticalcondition
• istanbuls governor vasip sahn described the incident as a terrorattack
• Authorities are searching for thegunman
• The private Dogan news agency said Sunday the dead included a victim fromCanada.
• 24 of the shooting attacks 39 victims were reportedly citizens of other countries. This includes at least seven Saudi nationals and four Iraqis, two Indians, two Tunisians and one each from Syria, Israel, Lebanon andBelgium.
• Frances foreign minister says one French citizen was killed and three otherswounded.
• CCTV footage showed that the assailant in a nightclub shooting in Istanbul wore a Santa Claus hat for part of the attack. Turkeys prime minister denied these news reports. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters Sunday: There is no truth to this. He is an armed terrorist as we knowit.
• The United States is denying reports in Turkish news outlets and on social media that its security agencies knew in advance that a nightclub in Istanbul was at risk of a terrorattack.

- With reports from the Associated Press and Reuters

Video: Dozens killed in attack on Istanbulnightclub

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Turkish police officers block the road leading to the scene of an attack in Istanbul, early Sunday, Jan. 1,2017.

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Recent attacks aimed atTurkey

Oct. 10, 2015: Suicide bombers hit a lunchtime peace rally in Ankara, killing about 100 people. No one has claimedresponsibility.

Jan. 12, 2016: A suicide bomber blew himself up and killed 10 tourists, all foreigners, in an attack in Istanbuls central historicdistrict.

Feb. 17, 2016: A blast in Ankara hit a convoy of buses filled with soldiers at a traffic light, killing 28 and wounding more than60.

March 13, 2016: A car rigged with explosives blew up in a public square in Ankara, killing more than 30. A Kurdish militant group claimedresponsibility.

March 19, 2016: A suicide bomber struck a main avenue in Istanbul, killing at least four, including two Americans. Turkey said ISIS carried out theattack.

June 7, 2016: A car bomb destroyed a police vehicle near an Istanbul tourist district, killing 11 people and woundingdozens.

June 28, 2016: Three suicide attackers killed 45 people and wounded dozens more at Istanbuls mainairport.

Dec. 10, 2016: A double bombing in Istanbul outside a soccer stadium killed at least 38 people and wounded136.

Dec. 19, 2016: Russias ambassador to Turkey was assassinated by a gunman at an art exhibit inAnkara.

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