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Istanbul nightclub attacker tells how he was directed by the Islamic State

Jan 20, 2017 2:50 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams

An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day told police he had to change target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted with direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

Yet despite the jihad attack, Turkey is confused. It has in past reportedly funded and supported the Islamic State, while accusing Washington of aiding the Islamic State; yet it is now targeted by the Islamic State, and also ironically considering teaching jihad in schools.

“Report: Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says He Was Directed By ISIS,” Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2017:

ISTANBUL – An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day told police he had to change target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted with direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

The gunman, named by the authorities on Tuesday as Abdulgadir Masharipov, had initially been told to attack the area around the central Taksim square and said his instructions came from Raqqa, a Syrian stronghold of Islamic State, the Hurriyet newspaper cited him as saying in police testimony.

“I was given instructions to search for a new target in the area. I toured the coast at around 10 p.m. with a cab,” he said, referring to Istanbul’s Bosphorus shore where the Reina nightclub is located.

“Reina looked suitable for the attack. There didn’t seem to be many security measures.”

Hurriyet did not say how it obtained the testimony and Reuters was not immediately able to verify the report.

Masharipov was caught in a police raid late on Monday in Esenyurt, a suburb on Istanbul’s western outskirts, following a two-week manhunt. He was captured with an Iraqi man and three women from Africa, one of them from Egypt.

On Jan. 1, he shot his way into the exclusive nightclub and opened fire on New Year’s revellers with an automatic rifle, throwing stun grenades to allow himself to reload and shooting the wounded on the ground.

Islamic State claimed responsibility the next day, saying the attack was revenge for Turkish military involvement in Syria. Turkish troops entered Syria last August to push Islamic State away from the border and halt Kurdish militia advances.

Like many cities around the world on New Year’s Eve, Istanbul had taken additional security measures, deploying 25,000 police officers to try to thwart attacks after a year of bombings by Islamic State and Kurdish militants.

Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said on Tuesday that Masharipov had admitted his guilt and that his fingerprints matched those at the scene……

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  1. EmHotep says

    Jan 20, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    Islamic State = Erdoğan = Terrorism

    There are hundreds, thousands of islamic terror cells in Turkey which protected by Turkish police.

    We hope that Mr. Trump will BAN muslim brothers since Erdoğan is their leader.

    Meanwhile, unfortunately we could not stop the new sultan constitution 🙁

    • ElderlyZionist says

      Jan 20, 2017 at 4:37 pm

      Glad to see you back. Take care. The day will come when you will be able to do something effective in this fight. Save yourself for that.

      • EmHotep says

        Jan 20, 2017 at 4:50 pm

        Thank you Sir. I have a hope because of Jihad Watch and friends here. Good people will defeat islam.

      • EmHotep says

        Jan 23, 2017 at 8:41 am

        Shalom do you know what is happening here?

  2. Sam says

    Jan 20, 2017 at 4:44 pm

    The only thing wrong about this story is it is coming from Erdogan Adm. which can not be trusted. The only thing is sure that Islam is killing infidels and muslims as it has always done.

    Thanks Trump for saying Islamic Terror. Excellent start for us to finally say only Islam in our discussions.

  3. EmHotep says

    Jan 20, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    Turkish Government supports Islamic State;

    “The madrassa propagating ISIS in Albania was founded by Turkey’s TİKA, frequently visited by Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs”.

    • EmHotep says

      Jan 20, 2017 at 4:57 pm

      http://www.voanews.com/a/albanian-teacher-arrested-for-pro-is-propaganda/3682839.html

    • gravenimage says

      Jan 20, 2017 at 5:05 pm

      Grimly true, EmHotep.

  4. Terry says

    Jan 20, 2017 at 9:03 pm

    I guess that Turkey is finding that funding a terrorist group does NOT GUARANTY that you will NOT be targeted.

    In my view, one of the better places, along with Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria that this can happen to.

    (just the halls of (In) Justice and the supporters of the same, primarily.

  5. EmHotep says

    Jan 23, 2017 at 4:27 am

    Hi Pal,

    Is it safe here to send some docs ?

  6. Pal says

    Jan 23, 2017 at 5:43 am

    Well, if they are links to open publications on internet..

    • EmHotep says

      Jan 23, 2017 at 8:33 am

      Let’s cut it short here,

      1.Fethullah = Erdogan = IS = Terror = AKP (Justice and Development Party = C

      SAME SHIT DIFFERENT COLOR

      PAL I will send it from somewhere else, I think people still want to HIDE that FETHULLAH is a big Time TERRORIST. They Want to hide it from Mr.Donald Trump.

      BUT HE IS IDENTIFIED.

      As you can see in reality only bunch of people really wants to fight against islam, thats another think I learnt in my 50 yrs of life time 🙂

      • Pal says

        Jan 23, 2017 at 8:58 am

        Yes – perhaps they do want it.
        Silly, funny, stupidly.

  7. Pal says

    Jan 23, 2017 at 8:13 am

    Where are my several posts on this thread ????????
    Why are they deleted by so-called moderators ???????????
    Mr Robert Spencer, are your “moderators” already penetrated???????
    And, by whom ???????????

    • EmHotep says

      Jan 23, 2017 at 8:39 am

      No worries, we will NOT STOP identifying secret services UNTIL they STOP supporting different fraction and sects of islam. They understand what I mean so kindly asking STOP of I will fuck them and write directly to Mr. Trump.

  8. EmHotep says

    Jan 23, 2017 at 8:40 am

    not of its or

    I will give them 2 flying FUCKS. And destroy the C.

  9. EmHotep says

    Jan 23, 2017 at 8:53 am

    Now I am angry.

    • Pal says

      Jan 23, 2017 at 9:00 am

      You stay calm.
      Don’t worry.
      E/Im-Hotep has been the first known genius on the Earth.
      The Ancient Egypt heritage.
      Good choice of you!

      • EmHotep says

        Jan 23, 2017 at 9:16 am

        Thank you my friend, I am only trying to say all islamic organisations are more or less same, at least for their target. So their names are not important, erdogan, fethullah, muslim brothers, hezbollah, IS etc are same in their essence and even DONKEYS know that FETO is managed by cia.. I am telling them to stop that’s it.

        We are establishing an anti islamic front with my valuable friends from the world, and soon it will be easy to share info directly. I will sent your info from there since they are classified and can not be found on the web.

        All the best.

        • Pal says

          Jan 23, 2017 at 9:22 am

          That’s what I mean for them, too.
          Thanks, and stay safe.

        • EmHotep says

          Jan 23, 2017 at 9:37 am

          Thank you my friend I will stop commenting, however I will inform you when our page is ready. I like esoteric knowledge and Hotep was a kind of hero for me 🙂

          There is always someone who plans the plan ..

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