Many of the 39 killed in Istanbul attack were foreigners - minister

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Police secure an area near an Istanbul nightclub, following a gun attack, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fifteen or sixteen of the 39 people killed when a gunman attacked a nightclub in Istanbul on Sunday were foreigners, but only 21 of the bodies have so far been identified, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Soylu said a manhunt was underway for the attacker. Speaking to reporters, he said that five Turkish citizens were among the dead and that 69 people were in hospital. (Reporting by Yesim Dikmen; Writing by Nick Tattersall)