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BANJUL, Gambia AP 鈥?Gambians are set to vote Saturday in a historic election, one that for the first time will not have former dictator Yahya Jammeh appearing on the ballot.While the 2016 elections that removed Jammeh from power after 22 years saw Gambians go from fear to elation, many are still not satisfied with the progress the nation has made and want certainty that the
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At least 39 people were killed in a Turkish nightclub after a gunman opened fire early Sunday during a New Years Eve celebration.The attack took place at 1:15 a.m. in Istanbul along the Bosphorus waterway, where party-goers were celebrating, when the gunman began shooting inside the Reina nightclub. Authorities are currently searching for the assailant.Witnesses told Reuters survivors dove under tables and jumped into the waterway as the gunman fired an automatic rifle.At first we thought some men were fighting with each other, said one witness who wa
adidas campus s in the club with her husband and a friend. Then we heard the sound of the gunfire and ducked under the tables. Relatives react at the funeral of Ayhan Arik, a victim of an attack by a gunman at Reina nightclub, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. Photo By Osman Orsal/ReutersAnadolu Agency, Turkeys state-run news agency, told the Associated Press that at least 24 of the victims were foreign nationals. At least 70 other individuals were injured during the attack.Officials said a si
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adidas samba eneral in Istanbul on Sunday warned in a statement that Americans should take caution.Security operations are still ongoing in the aftermath of the January 1st gunfire attack at Reina nightclub, it read. U.S. citizens are advised to shelter in place and to limit movements to an absolute minimum.
