Turkey nightclub attack: Manhunt for gunman intensifies
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Media captionFootage shows the attacker pointing his gun as he approaches the Reina nightclub
Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people in a nightclub intensifies.
Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said authorities had fingerprints and a basic description, and vowed to "speedily" identify the suspect.
Some 600 revellers were in the Reina nightclub early on Sunday when the gunman attacked.
So-called Islamic State said it was behind the attack.
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Mr Kurtulmus told reporters: "Information about the fingerprints and basic appearance of the terrorist have been found.
"The next step will be to try to identify him as quickly as we can. We hope we will not only find the terrorist but also his connections and those people who gave him support inside and outside the club," he said.
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