The main suspect in the New Year attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been arrested. Turkish police say that detained him and four others in the Esenyurt district ofthe city.<br /><br /> Media reports say Abdulkadir Masharipov who is an Uzbek national, was arrested in a police operation which targeted the apartment of a friend. The suspect’s four year old son was with him.<br /><br /> Masharipov is thought to be the gunman who opened fire with an automatic rifle in the exclusive Reina club, killing 39 people and injuring around 65 others.<br /><br /> Turks as well as visitors from several Arab nations, India and Canada were among those killed in the attack.<br /><br /> Dozens of people have previously been detained in connection with the shooting for which the Islamist militant group ISIL has claimed responsibility.<br />
