Turkish police formally arrest Istanbul nightclub suspect weeks after being caught

The man suspected of killing 39 people in a nightclub attack in Istanbul on New Year’s Day has been formally arrested.

The man suspected of killing 39 people in a nightclub attack in Istanbul on New Year’s Day has been formally arrested.

Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek citizen born in 1983, was caught at a hide-out in the city on January 16 after evading police for more than two weeks.