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man for life over Istanbul nightclub attack
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Footage shows the attacker pointing his gun as he approaches the Reina nightclub

A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for carrying out a gun
attack on an Istanbul nightclub that le 39 people dead.

Abdulkadir Masharipov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, was handed the equivalent of

40 life sentences on Monday.

It follows a three-year trial over the shooting, which happened at the exclusive
Reina nightclub just minutes into New Year's Day in 2017.

The Islamic State group (IS) said it was responsible for the attack.

Masharipov was sentenced for "deliberate murder" and "violating the

constitution", Turkey's Anadolu news agency said. He will not be eligible for
parole.
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He also received an additional 1,368-year sentence for the attempted murder

of 79 people who were injured in the attack and for carrying a weapon without
a licence.

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Another man, Ilyas Mamasaripov, was sentenced to more than 1,400 years in
prison for helping plan the shooting.

Forty-eight defendants were sentenced to jail for being members of a terrorist

organisation, local media reported, and 11 others were acquitted.

What happened in the attack?

At about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT), as revellers marked the new year, a
gunman opened fire at the Reina nightclub in the north of the city.

Masharipov had arrived at the club by taxi, before rushing through the
entrance with an automatic rifle he had taken from the boot of the car.

AFP

Abdulkadir Masharipov was arrested aer a lengthy manhunt

Surveillance footage showed bullets ricocheting off parked cars as he opened

fire and entered the club.
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Masharipov fired randomly and threw stun grenades to allow himself to

reload. He shot injured people on the ground before fleeing the scene.

Citizens of Israel, France, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Jordan and Saudi
Arabia were among the victims, and dozens of people were injured.

The Uzbek national was eventually detained on 17 January 2017 aer a

lengthy manhunt.

Police in Turkey have carried out numerous raids against IS in recent times. In
July, 27 people suspected of planning an attack in Istanbul were detained in
the city.

And last week, the government said the top IS commander in the country had
been detained.

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