Couple Killed In Istanbul Nightclub Posted Photo Just Hours Before Attack

A young couple tragically killed in the attack on a Turkish nightclub on New Year’s Eve posted a photo together just hours before they were killed by an armed gunman.

Rita Chami and Elias Wardini, both 26 and students at the American University of Science and Technology in Lebanon, were celebrating the new year at Istanbul‘s Reina nightclub when it was stormed by the attacker at 1:30am.

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A photo posted by Elias Wardini (@eliaswardini) on

The photo, posted to Wardini’s Instagram, has been flooded with outpourings of grief for the couple.
Chami and Wardini were among the 39 people killed and further four injured when the as-yet unknown attacker opened fire in a club estimated to contain around 700 people before fleeing the scene.
Turkish authorities have claimed that they are close to catching the perpetrator, releasing footage of the prime suspect taking a video selfie:

ISIS have claimed responsibility for the attack, describing it as revenge for Turkey’s military intervention in Syria.
Source: News.com.au.
Photo: Instagram / @EliasWardini.

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