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Man survives Turkey nightclub attack by pretending to be dead

By Reuters
02 January 2017   |   4:57 pm
Francois al-Asmar, a Lebanese national wounded in Sunday's attack in Istanbul, said he acted like he was dead after being shot by the gunman.

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