Attack at Istanbul Airport Kills at Least 36 Bombers hit Turkey’s busiest airport leaving more than 100 wounded By Emre Peker and Ayla Albayrak
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ISTANBUL—Suicide bombers struck Turkey’s busiest airport Tuesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring scores more on the eve of a major holiday, the deadliest in a string of attacks in Istanbul this year.
One assailant set off a bomb after being shot by police near a checkpoint just inside the terminal, a Turkish official said. Two other attackers blew themselves up outside—one near the entrance and one in a parking lot across the street, the official said.
No group had claimed responsibility hours after the attack. However, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said initial findings of an investigation suggested Islamic State carried out the assault. U.S. and other Western officials said the attack bore the hallmarks of the extremist organization, but added it was too early to assign blame.
Since last summer, Turkey has faced threats from Islamic State and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, an outlawed militia that has attacked Turkish security forces and civilian targets, including Istanbul’s second busiest airport, Sabiha Gokcen.
Ambulances and police rushed to the area. Television broadcasts showed bodies splayed on the ground and travelers rushing out of the airport. Police cordoned off the area and evacuated passengers.
An airport worker reported hearing at least two explosions several minutes apart as well as rips of gunfire that signaled to many inside the airport that an attack was under way.
“I was at the international departures floor, when I heard a huge explosion,” said Onur Rumi, 26 years old, who was starting his shift at the time of the attack. CONTINUE AT SITE
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