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Chilling new CCTV shows Istanbul nightclub attacker catching bus before massacre as hunt continues for ISIS fanatic

Turkish authorities are still trying to track down the killer after massacre that left 39 revellers dead

TURKISH say they know who carried out the Istanbul New Year's Eve terror shooting - as new footage of the attacker emerged.

Detectives are yet to release his name, but believe the suspect entered Turkey through Syria where he had fought with ISIS.

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New CCTV footage of the suspected Istanbul attacker in the city of Konya has been releasedCredit: Sky News
He is believed to have travelled from the central Turkish city to Istanbul where the murderous rampage took placeCredit: Sky News
Dressed in black, he is later seen entering a bus station in KonyaCredit: Sky News
Authorities believe the man in the foreground could have received training in SyriaCredit: Sky News

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: "The identity of the person carrying out the attack has been determined."

New CCTV taken last month shows the man walking into a bus terminal in Konya.

He is believed to have then travelled from the city in central Turkey to carry out his murderous rampage that left 39 New Year revellers dead and 70 more injured.

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The suspect is believed by police to have travelled to Konya with his wife and two children in November.

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Anti-terror chiefs are convinced he had experience of fighting in Syria.

One security source told Reuters that he had "experience in combat for sure. He could have been fighting in Syria for years."

ISIS has already claimed responsibility for the attack.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed authorities know the identity of the attacker todayCredit: Getty Images
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In a scene of horror, the attacker calmly sprayed some 120 bullets from his AK-47 before disappearing into the night.

He is believed to have used devastating armour-piercing bullets inside the club to cause maximum casualties.

A witness told Turkish newspaper Hurriyet that the gunman had used flash grenades to disorientate victims before picking them off with several magazines of ammunition.

A barman told the newspaper: "The terrorist threw something that lit up every time he finished his magazine. It happened at least three times."

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Turkish police are still hunting for the man behind the attack on the Istanbul night club on New Year's EveCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures
The alleged killer recorded a selfie video prior to the devastating attack

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday that the authorities had obtained fingerprint data about the attacker and expressed hope he would be "speedily" identified.

Police arrested 27 people in Izmir this morning, some women and children, as they sought to find their man.

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Yesterday it was confirmed a further 14 had been arrested while another two foreign nationals were stopped at Istanbul's main airport.


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