The police detained the alleged ISIS participants in connection with the terrorist attack in Istanbul

The Turkish police detained the five alleged participants in the Islamic State, which may be associated with the terrorist attack in the Istanbul night club. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to the Anadolu State Agency.

It is noted that the suspects were detained on January 4 during the operation in the city of Izmir. Anadolu indicates that the police operation has not yet been completed.

On January 3, it became known about the arrest of 12 people (according to other sources, 14) on suspicion of involvement in the terrorist attack in Istanbul. Whether they are supporters of ISIS, was not specified. In total, according to Anadolu, on January 4, 20 people were detained as part of the investigation.

In turn, the Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoglu in an interview with Anadolu on January 4 stated that the identity of the executor of the attack was established, reports Reuters . He did not specify the name of the terrorist.

Earlier, ISIS took responsibility for the terrorist attack in the Istanbul Night Club Reina. On New Year's Eve, an unknown man burst into the club, who shot the policeman at the entrance and opened shooting at visitors. As a result, 39 people were killed, including a Russian woman, and more than 60 were injured.

The shooting opened at Reina has not yet been detained. Earlier, the media reported that a citizen of Kyrgyzstan Yahya Mashrapov was suspected of an attack of a terrorist attack. However, he himself stated that he was not in Turkey at the time of the attack, and the Kyrgyz special services later confirmed his non -involvement in the incident.