. —— taksim square. the fa ct something new. —— taksim square.that these people disguised themselves as father christmas is of course a concern as well. we still need to learn about how many people are being treated at the hospital. we are not allowed at the scene at the moment and there is still a lot of police presence at the moment and we are about a kilometre away from the scene. all the ambulances have been sent away and from what we understand there are not any more people who will be treated and we probably could expect the casualties to increase. briefly, if you would, there were some 17,000 police officers on duty in istanbul and yet the situation was very tense, i gather, around new year's eve, fearing another attacker? —— attack? yes, considering what istanbul has been the winner last couple of months, it has been a lot of terror attacks have taken place, not only istanbul but other cities across turkey as well, this country has seen a turkey as well, this country has seen a lot of terror attacks and considering it is new year's eve an

he is shown walking around what is thought to be taksim square.urkish police have launched raids in istanbul, and arrested 12 people, looking for this suspect. meanwhile, funerals of some of the victims have been held, as our turkey correspondent mark lowen reports. it is slowly sinking in. grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. they mourned 23—year—old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. a student working there for new year's eve, who was simply in the wrong place. at his funeral, his colleague. she took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. i was in the toilet. the electricity went out. and i was like, yes, ok, that's all. and i said my last goodbyes to one of my friends. telling, 0k, goodbye, that's all, i love you. that was the end? yes, that was the end. and i thought because the gun shootings stopped. and then i was thinking myself, he is going to — i think he's going to explode himself, and we're going to die in the toilets, in the bathroom. including yunus, 39 people were killed, and their stories

public events had already been cancelled in taksim square and other areas of the city.bul has been on high alert. this has been a year that has seen a wave of deadly terror attacks. both by so—called islamic state, but also by the kurdish militant group, the pkk. at least 22 terror attacks this year have killed 360 people. it has been a very, very distressing year for turkey. a very grim year. this nation was hoping to put that behind them, and therefore people were celebrating tonight, albeit in an atmosphere of heightened security with people prevented from going into the centre of the city. areas of istanbul were cordoned off as well as areas of ankara. this appears to have been a targeted attack on a very popular nightclub, that will send shockwaves through the country, and showjust how vulnerable turkey remains after a very grim year of terror attacks. one of the national television stations is saying special police force officers are currently still searching the nightclub. you mentioned the pkk and islamic state. the answer is we still do not know yet. yet the go

footage, released by police, appears to show him filming himself on his home while walking through taksim squaree of istanbul's most busy areas. it is not clear when it was recorded. following a tipoff, armed officers carried out a raid on a house in the city monday evening. the suspect was not found but so far 12 people have been arrested in connection with the attack that the so—called islamic state says it was behind. they say it was revenge for tu rkey‘s behind. they say it was revenge for turkey's attacks on syria. the gunmen shot his way into the club and then shot 180 bullets in seven minutes, killing 39 people. the club, which sits on the bank of the river, is one of istanbul's most exclusive. it is now part of a growing listing places in turkey to be hit by deadly attacks in the last 12 months. many of the injured remain in hospital, including francois al—asmar from an aunt who says he owes his life to his passport. the first bullet came from here. it passed from here, and the explosion, something explosion, and it passed by here. and it come here, but the passport, lebanese passport, s

it is thought he is walking around taksim square.kish police looking for this suspect have raided several addresses in istanbul, and arrested 12 people. during the day some of the first funerals were held for victims, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. it is slowly sinking in. grief binding together a nation pulled apart by terror. they mourned 23—year—old yunus gormek, killed in the attack on the reina nightclub. a student working there for new year's eve, who was simply in the wrong place. at his funeral, his colleague tuvala tugsavul. she took refuge from the gunman in the bathroom. i was in the toilet. the electricity went out. and i was like, yes, ok, that's all. and i said my last goodbyes to one of my friends, telling, 0k, goodbye, that's all, i love you. you thought that was the end? yes, that was the end. and i thought because the gun shootings stopped, and then i was thinking myself, he is going to — i think he's going to explode himself, and we're going to die in the toilets, in the bathroom. including yunus, 39 peop

this is the suspect ilming himself at taksim square in istanbul.yzsta n. thought he's from uzbekistan or kyrgyzstan. and that he arrived in turkey with his wife and two children in november. reports say his family have been detained. next this is footage from istanbul's main airport. footage of two foreign nationals detained and being question, these pictures from istanbul's main airports, the two men to pay attention to, one man wearing a woolly black hat pulled over his eyes, you can see him walking here, and behind him, a man ina bright walking here, and behind him, a man in a bright blue hooded top, you can see him among the throng, are the two being questioned in central istanbul. these are pictures film by a bbc team working with correspondent mark lowen. they are among the first journalists correspondent mark lowen. they are among the firstjournalists to be granted access to the nightclub where the attack took place. you can see it's located on the bosphorus river. some people jumped see it's located on the bosphorus river. some peoplejumped

they have releases footage of the suspect in taksim square filming himself on a cellphone.urkish police have raided several addresses in the city and arrested 12 people. the most deadly bombing carried out by is in baghdad has killed at least 35 people. the so—called ief said it targeted a gathering of sheer. —— shire. the brazilian officials say 56 inmates have been killed in a prison riot. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. my guest is comedian and satirist trevor noah, who presents one of the most influential programmes on american tv, the daily show. born a crime to a black mother and white father in apartheid south africa, he has navigated his way through the explosive issue of race and identity. with critics claiming that donald trump's victory has encouraged intolerant rhetoric, does he fear that the space for liberal satire such as his is shrinking? trevor noah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. you were born in 1984, six years before nelson mandela was released. your father is a white swiss man, your mother was black, a uni

they released selfie video of the man walking around taksim square.deo of him obtaining a currency exchange in istanbul. most of the victims were foreigners, many from the middle east, but beyond the details, we don't have any information on the suspect or the manhunt because the turkish government imposed an immediate blackout on the investigation. it's a strategy that the turkish officials are using more and more that points to the country's increasing stability and inward looking suspicious. yesterday's turkey government extended the state of emergency for another three months, not necessarily to fight isis, but to fight enemies in the political opposition including the u.s.-baked cleric who they say backed a failed coup attempt over the summer. >> you correctly assessed that selfie video, that is very strange. matt bradley, thank you for that. >>> when we come back, we'll look at the stories making headlines in the day ahead. constipated? trust number one doctor recommended dulcolax use dulcolax tablets for gentle overnight relief suppositories fo

the video shows a man filming himself with a cell phone in taksim square. not clear if the video was taken before or after the massacre. there's no details of where this man is or where the video came from. 39 people died in that attack. isis has claimed responsibility. the gunman is still at large. >>> cameras were allowed inside reina nightclub today for first time since that attack. isis claimed the mass shooting was to avenge turk irk military operations against isis in northern syria. at least 14 people have been detained in connection with the attack, but so far again no arrests. jake raak from greenville was injured in the attack. he was celebrating his birthday and new year in the club when the gunman came in and started firing. he was shot in the hip. the bullet ricocheted off his cell phone which might have prevented a more serious injury. he said he played dead until the shooting stopped. chief foreign correspondent richard engel has new video of the suspect getting out of a cab just minutes after the attack. there are reports the cabbie kicked t

this is a selfie video of the alleged attacker, apparently walking around istanbul‘s central taksim squarey. security experts say he appears to be well versed in guerilla warfare and may have been trained in syria. at least 16 people have been detained in connection with the investigation, including two foreign nationals at the airport. in this neighbourhood of istanbul, where operations have intensified, locals are in a worried mood. the police raids were held in this building and several others in the area. there are many immigrants coming from central asian countries who choose to settle in this neighbourhood and locals tell us many of them live in packed flats. could there be an islamic state cell around ? that is what the police are trying to determine. the central asian minority here feels increasingly tense. translation: there could be traitors anywhere, but it would make us very sad if the attacker was from central asia. because we love this country. i have not seen him before. if i had seen him, i would have killed him with my bare hands. 0utside reina club, where 39 partygoers we

this is a selfie video of the alleged attacker, apparently walking around istanbul's central taksim squarev channels across the country. security experts say he appears to be well versed in guerilla warfare and may have been trained in syria. some reports emerging earlier suggested that the police think the man is a kyrgish national who travelled to turkey last year, along with his family, so as not to draw attention. kyrgish authorities say they are investigating a 28—year—old man based on turkish media reports showing his passport. but conflicting information emerged about his identity. at least 16 people have been detained in connection with the investigation, including two foreign nationals at the airport. in this neighbourhood of istanbul, where operations have intensified, locals are in a worried mood. the police raids were held in this building and several others in the area. there are many immigrants coming from central asian countries who choose to settle in this neighbourhood and locals tell us many of them live in packed flats. could there be an islamic state cell around 7 that

footage, released by police, appears to show him filming himself on his phone while walking through taksim squareof istanbul's most—busy areas. it is not clear when it was recorded. following a tipoff, armed officers carried out a raid on a house in the city monday evening. the suspect was not found, but so far 12 people have been arrested in connection with the attack that the so—called islamic state says it was behind. they say it was revenge for turkey's attacks on syria. the gunman shot his way into the club and then shot 180 bullets in seven minutes, killing 39 people. the club, which sits on the bank of the bosporus river, is one of istanbul's most exclusive. it is now part of a growing list of places in turkey to be hit by deadly attacks in the last 12 months. many of the injured remain in hospital, including francois al—asmar from lebanon, who says he owes his life to his passport. the first bullet came from here. it passed from here, and the explosion, something explosion, and it passed by here. and it come here. but the passport, lebanese passport, saved me, saved my heart. now they bel