Turkey: 36 killed and 147 injured in Istanbul Ataturk Airport terror attacks
At least 36 people were killed, 147 injured Tuesday in a triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s main Atatürk airport, in the latest deadly strike to rock Turkey’s most-populated city.
The assessments show that 3 suicide bombers carried out the attacks in 3 different spots at the airport, Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin said in a statement released after the attack.
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said that initial indications suggest the Daesh terror group was behind the attack but the investigation is still underway.
A health official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to restrictions, said to the media that six injured were in a critical condition.
The blasts occurred at the entrance of international flights terminal, domestic flights terminal, and the parking lot.