Body found of Israeli woman missing from Istanbul nightclub attack

DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. January 1, 2017, 12:57 PM (IDT)

The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem has reported that the body of the Israeli woman from Tira, who was missing from the Istanbul nightclub New York attack, has been found and identified as Leone Zahar Nasser, 19.  She was erroneously said earlier to have been found in a local hospital. Her friend suffered moderate injuries and was hospitalized. At least 39 people died in the attack and 69 people were injured.

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