Turkey Gives ISIS Terrorist 40 Life Sentences for 2017 Attack

Turkey Gives ISIS Terrorist 40 Life Sentences for 2017 Attack
In this Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, a man adjusts a victim's photograph displayed with floral tributes and Turkish flags, outside the Reina night club following the New Year's Eve attack, in Istanbul, Turkey. Emrah Gurel/AP Photo
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ISTANBUL—A Turkish court on Monday sentenced an ISIS terrorist suspect to life in prison over the New Year’s Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that left 39 people dead in 2017.

The suspect, Albulkadir Masharipov of Uzbekistan, was convicted of 39 counts of murder and one count of attempting to overthrow the constitutional order. He was handed 40 separate life sentences without parole. The court also sentenced him to a total of 1,368 years in prison for the attempted murder of 79 people who escaped the attack with injuries.