Turkey: 2 Indians Among 39 Killed In Terror Attack In Istanbul

A gunman dressed like Santa Claus is believed to have opened fire on New Year revelers at one of the most iconic nightclubs in Turkey’s Istanbul soon after midnight Sunday, killing 39 people and wounding over 40 others.  The club, which was packed with a crowd of over 500 people on the eve of new year, saw the assailant, armed with a long-barreled weapon, opening fire on civilians. Before entering, he killed a policeman



and a civilian.

Union minister Sushma Swaraj today tweeted that two Indians have died in the terror attack was Abis Rizvi, the son of former lawmaker Akhtar Hasan Rizvi. The other has been identified as Khushi Shah, a resident of Gujarat.

Abis Rizvi, a noted real estate developer from Mumbai, had recently produced a Bollywood movie, Roar: The Tigers of Sundarbans.