An attack on Tuesday June 29, at the
Istanbul Atatürk Airport,
Turkey, left 41 dead and 239 injured, istanbul terrorist attack,
An attack on Tuesday June 29, at the Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, left 41 dead and 239 injured.
Turkey airport attack 13 suspects charged over
Istanbul bombings
Turkey airport attack 13 suspects charged over Istanbul bombings
A gun and bomb attack on
Istanbul's
Ataturk airport has killed 41 people, at least 13 of them foreigners, and injured more than 230, officials say.
Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves up after police fired back.
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Binali Yildirim said early signs pointed to so-called
Islamic State but no-one has so far admitted the attack.
Recent bombings have been linked to either IS or
Kurdish separatists.
36 killed in one of the deadliest terror attacks on
Istanbul airport
36 killed in one of the deadliest terror attacks on Istanbul airport
Ambulance cars arrive at Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul
Ataturk, Turkey, following the blasts.
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack 41 dead and more than 230 hurt
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack 41 dead and more than 230 hurt
Medics and security members working at the entrance of the
Ataturk Airport after explosions. (
Source: AP photo)
The death toll in Istanbul’s airport terror attack has risen to 41, the regional governor’s office said Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the office, among the 41 were 10 foreign nationals and three others with dual
Turkish citizenship.
Also, a total of
109 injured people out of 239 had been discharged from hospitals in the city, the statement added
.
In the previous briefing was said that there are "at least 36 victims and three suicide bombers were killed".
Briefing the media, Binali Yildirim condemned the attack and extended condolences to the victims’ families while he confirmed that airport operations had resumed.
- published: 07 Jul 2016
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