Police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. Funerals have been held for some of the victims. Another 69 people were wounded four of them critically in what the istanbul governor described as a terrorist attack. The attacker left his gun before escaping. The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so called Islamic State group, and separately, kurdish rebels. Mark lowen reports from istanbul. The mood was of celebration, one of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not this. Less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people carolling as the attacker struck before he stormed inside. Inside, his Killing Spree continued turks and foreigners murdere
And thousands of extra police. The city of hull becomes the uks second City Of Culture, were there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. It all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a Firework Display with biggerfireworks than will be a Firework Display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. Meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new years day parade. In sport, premier League Leaders chelsea beat stoke. The blues have now equalled arsenals record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. And matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. At least a dozen of the victims are k
And thousands of extra police. The city of hull becomes the uks second City Of Culture, were there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. It all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a Firework Display with biggerfireworks than will be a Firework Display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. Meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new years day parade. In sport, premier League Leaders chelsea beat stoke. The blues have now equalled arsenals record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. And matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. At least a dozen of the victims are k
And thousands of extra police. The city of hull becomes the uks second City Of Culture, were there live to see how organisers plan to transform it. It all starts right here at 4pm this afternoon and this evening there will be a Firework Display with biggerfireworks than will be a Firework Display with bigger fireworks than the ones last night in london. Meanwhile, they are getting ready to sing, dance, shake and much our way into 2017 with the massive london new years day parade. In sport, premier League Leaders chelsea beat stoke. The blues have now equalled arsenals record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season. And matt has the weather. 2017 opened up cold and sunny to the northern half of the uk, cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south. 0n the details coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured, in an attack on a nightclub in the turkish city of istanbul. At least a dozen of the victims are k
Police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. Funerals have been held for some of the victims. Another 69 people were wounded four of them critically in what the istanbul governor described as a terrorist attack. The attacker left his gun before escaping. The shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so called Islamic State group, and separately, kurdish rebels. Mark lowen reports from istanbul. The mood was of celebration, one of istanbuls top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. Five, four, three, two. They expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start not this. Less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people carolling as the attacker struck before he stormed inside. Inside, his Killing Spree continued turks and foreigners murdere