Istanbul Nightclub Attack Aimed To 'polarise' Turkish Society:

Umer Jamshaid Published January 04, 2017 | 04:10 PM

Istanbul nightclub attack aimed to 'polarise' Turkish society:

ANKARA, Jan 4, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 04th Jan, 2017 ) - The attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people aimed to polarise Turkish society, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

"The aim was clear -- to create a fissure and polarise society," Erdogan said in a speech at his presidential palace, in his first spoken comments on Sunday's attack. "We will stand tall and keep our sangfroid."

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