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4 Moroccans wounded in Istanbul nightclub attack

Xinhua, January 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

Altogether four Moroccan nationals are among the wounded victims in the attack early Sunday on a nightclub in Istanbul, local media reported.

The Moroccan news site Hespress said the injured are still in hospital, citing the Moroccan embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara.

The embassy and the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul has set up a crisis cell in contact with the competent Turkish authorities, said the report.

The attack killed 39 people, including 28 foreigners, and injured 69, with four in critical condition. Endit