The main suspect in the New Year attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been arrested. Turkish police say that detained him and four others in the Esenyurt district ofthe city.

Media reports say Abdulkadir Masharipov who is an Uzbek national, was arrested in a police operation which targeted the apartment of a friend. The suspect’s four year old son was with him.

Masharipov is thought to be the gunman who opened fire with an automatic rifle in the exclusive Reina club, killing 39 people and injuring around 65 others.

Turks as well as visitors from several Arab nations, India and Canada were among those killed in the attack.

Dozens of people have previously been detained in connection with the shooting for which the Islamist militant group ISIL has claimed responsibility.