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Turkey's president has described last night's shootings at a nightclub in Istanbul as a "terrorist attack".
39 people celebrating the New Year were killed and 70 others injured.
President Erdogan (pron: Er-doo-an) says his country's determined to 'destroy the source of threats and attacks' against it.
Gareth Jenkins is from the UK Institute for Security and Development Policy.
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