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Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 28 dead and dozens injured Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 32 dead and dozens injured
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A suicide gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport, one of Europe's busiest, has killed 28 people and injured 60 more. A suicide gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's main airport, one of Europe's busiest, has killed at lest 32 people and injured 60 more.
Three attackers were involved, with one reportedly opening fire with a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to the terminal. Three attackers were involved, with one reportedly firing a Kalashnikov as they targeted an entry point to Ataturk international airport.
Recent bombings in Turkey have been linked to either Kurdish separatists or the so-called Islamic State group. Recent bombings in Turkey have been linked to either Kurdish separatists or the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.
This looks like a major co-ordinated assault, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports.This looks like a major co-ordinated assault, the BBC's Mark Lowen reports.
Ataturk airport was long seen as a vulnerable target, our Turkey correspondent adds, reporting from a plane at the airport. Ataturk airport was long seen as a vulnerable target, our Turkey correspondent adds, reporting from a plane stuck on the tarmac in Istanbul.
There are X-ray scanners at the entry to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited.There are X-ray scanners at the entry to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack, calling for a "joint fight" against terrorism.
'Dressed in black''Dressed in black'
Flights in and out of the airport were suspended after the attack.Flights in and out of the airport were suspended after the attack.
Taxis were used to rush casualties to hospital in the immediate aftermath of the attack. The US Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights between the US and Istanbul, Reuters reports.
The Istanbul governor gave the death toll of 28 after first reports of 10 fatalities. Taxis were used to rush casualties to hospital after the attack.
"Three suicide bombers carried out an attack," Vasip Sahin told journalists. "Twenty-eight people have lost their lives. There are also 60 people injured."
Two South African tourists, Paul and Susie Roos from Cape Town, were at the airport and due to fly home at the time of the explosions.Two South African tourists, Paul and Susie Roos from Cape Town, were at the airport and due to fly home at the time of the explosions.
"We came up from the arrivals to the departures, up the escalator when we heard these shots going off," Mr Roos told the Associated Press news agency."We came up from the arrivals to the departures, up the escalator when we heard these shots going off," Mr Roos told the Associated Press news agency.
"There was this guy going roaming around, he was dressed in black and he had a handgun.""There was this guy going roaming around, he was dressed in black and he had a handgun."
Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium whose capital city was targeted by bombers in March, tweeted from the EU summit in Brussels: "Our thoughts are with the victims of the attacks at Istanbul's airport. We condemn these atrocious acts of violence."Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium whose capital city was targeted by bombers in March, tweeted from the EU summit in Brussels: "Our thoughts are with the victims of the attacks at Istanbul's airport. We condemn these atrocious acts of violence."
In December, a blast on the tarmac at a different Istanbul airport, Sabiha Gokcen, killed a cleaner. That attack was claimed by a Kurdish group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK).In December, a blast on the tarmac at a different Istanbul airport, Sabiha Gokcen, killed a cleaner. That attack was claimed by a Kurdish group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK).
Security concerns and a Russian boycott have hit the country's tourist sector this year. Major recent attacks
On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly apologised for the downing of a Russian military jet on the Turkey-Syria border last year, the act which sparked the boycott. 2016
Last year, Ataturk overtook Frankfurt airport to enter the top three busiest airports in Europe after London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle. 7 June, Istanbul: Car bomb kills seven police officers and four civilians. Claimed by Kurdish militant group TAK
More than 61 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2015. 19 March, Istanbul: Suicide bomb kills four people in shopping street. IS blamed.
13 March, Ankara: Car bomb kills 34. Claimed by TAK.
17 February, Ankara: 29 killed in attack on military busses. Claimed by TAK
12 January, Istanbul: 11 Germans killed by Syrian bomber in tourist area
2015
23 December, Istanbul: Bomb kills cleaner at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. Claimed by TAK
10 October, Ankara: More than 100 killed at peace rally outside railway station. Claimed by IS
20 July, Suruc, near Syrian border: 34 people killed in bombing in Kurdish town. IS blamed
Security concerns and a Russian boycott over last year's downing of a Russian military jet on the Turkey-Syria border have hit the Turkish tourist sector this year.
More than 61 million passengers travelled through Ataturk airport in 2015.
A US state department travel warning for Turkey, originally published in March and updated on Monday, urges US citizens to "exercise heightened vigilance and caution when visiting public access areas, especially those heavily frequented by tourists."A US state department travel warning for Turkey, originally published in March and updated on Monday, urges US citizens to "exercise heightened vigilance and caution when visiting public access areas, especially those heavily frequented by tourists."