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		</div><p>Police have detained five suspected Islamic State group militants believed to be linked to the deadly Istanbul nightclub attack.</p>
<p>The state-run Anadolu Agency said the operation was launched in the Aegean port city of Izmir on Wednesday, and is continuing.</p>
<p>The gunman who killed 39 people during new year celebrations has not been publicly named and is still at large.</p>
<p>The so-called IS group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded nearly 70 people.</p>
<p>Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said authorities had identified the gunman, but gave no further details.</p>
<p>Most of those killed were foreigners from the Middle East.</p>
<p>The private Dogan news agency said the police operation targeted three families who had arrived in Izmir about 20 days ago from Konya &#8211; a city in central Turkey where the gunman is thought to have been based before carrying out the attack.</p>
<p>It said 27 people, including women and children, were taken into custody.</p>
<p>At least 14 people had previously been detained in connection with the attack, including two foreigners stopped on Tuesday at the international terminal of Istanbul&#8217;s Ataturk Airport after police checked their phones and luggage, according to Anadolu.</p>
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