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| Turkey airport attack: Ten dead after explosions and gunfire reported at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul | Turkey airport attack: Ten dead after explosions and gunfire reported at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul |
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| At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey. | |
| An additional 40 people were wounded in the blasts at the capital's main international airport, according to Turkish news broadcaster Haberturk. | |
| Officials have said police fired weapons on two suspects who then blew themselves up before passing through the first x-ray security checkpoint. | |
| Some reports and pictures have said the suspects were armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles. | |
| While reports claim that gunshots were heard in the airport car park, video footage shows people running for cover inside the terminal building. | While reports claim that gunshots were heard in the airport car park, video footage shows people running for cover inside the terminal building. |
| Witnesses told CNN that taxis were ferrying wounded to the hospital. Meanwhile reports said that scheduled flights were being grounded and that passengers were being taken to local hotels. | |
| In December an explosion on the tarmac at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul killed a cleaner. | In December an explosion on the tarmac at Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul killed a cleaner. |
| Over the last few months Turkey has suffered a number of bombings linked to Kurdish rebel groups and Isis. | Over the last few months Turkey has suffered a number of bombings linked to Kurdish rebel groups and Isis. |
| Ataturk airport is the third busiest European airport after London Heathrow and Paris's Charles De Gaulle. | Ataturk airport is the third busiest European airport after London Heathrow and Paris's Charles De Gaulle. |
| More to follow | More to follow |