The Islamic State claimed responsibility Monday for a deadly rampage at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve, an assault by a single gunman that killed dozens of people and served as an ominous reminder of the consequences of Turkey's expanding war against the Islamic militants in Syria.
A statement posted online said that a “heroic soldier of the caliphate” had attacked the nightclub with grenades and a rifle in “revenge for God's religion” and in response to orders from the Islamic State's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who recently urged his followers to attack Turkey.
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