36 killed and more than 147 injured in Ataturk airport suicide attack in Istanbul

Suicide bombers attacked the Ataturk International airport in Istanbul and left at least 36 dead with more than 140 injured. There are fears that the death toll could rise. It is suspected that three Islamic State terrorists were involved - they blew themselves up at the airport.
The airport was put on lockdown, the subway system was shut down, and all roads leading to the airport were closed. The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended flights between Istanbul and the United States.
This has been reported in usatoday.com dated 28 June 2016.

AS indicated by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, three suicide bombers were responsible for the attack and from initial information, they appeared to belong to the Islamic State group was behind it. They had arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire.
This attack is the latest in a wave of terror attacks in Turkey which is trying to come to terms with the civil war raging in neighboring Syria. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but, the government in Ankara has blamed Islamic State terrorists or Kurdish separatists for recent attacks.


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