Terrorist Attack in Istanbul Airport

The attack on the airport in Istanbul was committed by three suicide bombers. According to witnesses, one of them blew himself up in the parking lot in front of the airport, while the other two - in the international terminal.

According to the employee of Ataturk Airport, quoted by NBC News, he saw three suicide bombers at the airport. Another eyewitness told the publication that he first heard an explosion in the parking lot, where one of the terrorists first opened fire from an AK-47 and then blew himself up. According to him, at this point security officers ran out into the parking lot.

At the same moment another attacker blew himself up in the area of ​​international arrivals, and the third one went to the information desk and the terminal. The man was spotted by the police, who began shouting "Suicide!", but could not stop him, and another explosion thundered, NBC News said.

One witness, a tourist from South Africa, Paul Ross said he saw a terrorist in the airport. He and his wife were going to fly home when an explosion took place at the airport. "There was a guy who was wandering in circles, he was dressed in black, and in his hand was a gun," said Ross.

According to recent reports, the attack on the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, which took place in the evening, 28 June, 36 people were killed. Another 147 were injured.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said the attack involved three suicide bombers, who had come to the airport by taxi. The three attackers first opened fire with weapons they had brought with them, and then blew themselves up. According to the Prime Minister, the Turkish authorities suspect that the attack was committed by the grouping Islamic State (ISIS, banned in Russia). -0--