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Terrorist attack in Istanbul. Kyrgyzstani didn’t help suspect

There are no Kyrgyzstanis among the detainees on suspicion of committing  the terrorist act in Istanbul, Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

Yesterday Turkish police detained a native of Uzbekistan Abdulgadir Masharipov. Local media reported that he was hiding in the apartment of a friend, citizen of Kyrgyzstan.

Later, the governor of Istanbul denied this information, saying that together with Masharipov there were detained citizens of Senegal, Somalia, Egypt, and one Iraqi citizen, suspected of sheltering Abdulgadir Masharipov.

In the night of January 1, unknown terrorist opened fire in Reina club in Istanbul. 39 people died. Responsibility for the attack has taken the banned in Russia terrorist group Islamic State.

 40 people, including citizens of Russia were arrested within terrorist attack case.