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Istanbul attack: B-Town mourns death of producer Abis Rizvi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took to twitter to inform that two Indians including Abis Rizvi were killed in an attack.
She tweeted, "I have a bad news from Turkey. We have lost two Indian nationals in the Istanbul attack. Indian Ambassador is on way to Istanbul. The victims are Mr. Abis Rizvi son of former Rajya Sabha MP and Ms. Khushi Shah from Gujarat."
https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/815547135605100544
She also said that the government is making arrangements for Rizvi's parents to reach Istanbul.
Swaraj further posted, "I have just spoken to Mr. Akhtar Hassan Rizvi father of Abis Rizvi. He and Mrs Rizvi also want to go to Istanbul. We r organising their Visa. I have also spoken to Shri Ashok Shah father of Ms.Khushi Shah and conveyed our condolences."
https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/815581899166883840
https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/815581310928289792
It may be mentioned that, 39 people were killed and 40 others were injured during in a gunattack at a nightclub in Istanbul on New Year's eve.As soon as the news broke out, Bollywood celebrities started expressing grief and condoled the death of their fellow filmmaker.
Here are the tweets of the celebrities who expressed sadness:
https://twitter.com/jaavedjaaferi/status/815585175602155520
https://twitter.com/shamasikander/status/815618003815530496
https://twitter.com/PoojaB1972/status/815594262796660742
https://twitter.com/RandeepHooda/status/815634745941860352
https://twitter.com/RizviAnjum/status/815612292943388672
https://twitter.com/ArshadWarsi/status/815738805718118405
https://twitter.com/imbhandarkar/status/815602867788742657
https://twitter.com/TandonRaveena/status/815611567442194432
Sakshi Chaturvedi
A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.
