en_1510817_0 At least 39 people have been killed and 69 injured after a gunmen dressed as Santa opened fire in a nightclub in Istanbul. en_1510817_1 At least 69 people were being treated in hospital and four were said to be in a serious condition. en_1510817_2 The attacker left his gun at the scene before fleeing, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. en_1510817_3 CCTV footage showed the terrorist appearing to take off his coat as he ran around the club shooting people at random. en_1510817_4 Initial reports claimed the gunman had barricaded himself in toilets. en_1510817_5 The motive for the attack is not clear. en_1510817_6 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed terror groups “trying to create chaos”. en_1510817_7 “They are trying to… demoralise our people and destabilise our country,” he said. en_1510817_8 In an early morning statement, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu described the attack as “a massacre, a truly inhuman savagery”. en_1510817_9 “A manhunt for the terrorist is under way. en_1510817_10 Police have launched operations. en_1510817_11 We hope the attacker will be captured soon.”