NEW DELHI: Two Indians were among the 39 people killed in the Istanbul nightclub attack on Sunday during New Year celebrations.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed the deaths tweeting, "I have bad news from Turkey. We have lost two Indian nationals in the Istanbul attack. The Indian Ambassador is on the way to Istanbul."
"The victims are Mr. Abis Rizvi, son of former Rajya Sabha MP, and Ms. Khushi Shah from Gujarat," she said.
The Indians were among the foreigners killed, including an 18-year-old Israeli woman and a Belgian national, in the attack in which around 70 people were injured.