Tuesday, June 28, 2016

At least 10 dead in attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport

A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed at least 10 people and injured others, with reports that suicide bombers were used.

There are reports of as many as 40 people injured after casualties were rushed to hospital in taxis.

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up, Reuters news agency quoted a Turkish official as saying.

Police opened fire to stop the suspects at an entry point, Reuters added.

Recent bomb attacks in Turkey have been linked to Kurdish separatists or the so-called Islamic State group.

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."
 BBC
28/6/16

4 comments:

  1. Attentat-suicide l'aéroport d'Istanbul: un scénario proche de celui de Bruxelles, au moins 10 morts...

    Deux explosions se sont produites mardi soir à l'aéroport international Atatürk d'Istanbul, suivies de coups de feu. Il y a au moins 10 morts et une vingtaine de blessés, selon un premier bilan.

    Au moins dix personnes ont été tuées et une vingtaine d'autres blessées mardi soir dans un attentat-suicide survenu dans un terminal de l'aéroport international d'Istanbul, le plus grand de Turquie, a annoncé le ministre turc de la Justice Bekir Bozdag.

    "Malheureusement, 10 personnes ont été tuées selon un premier bilan", a dit Bekir Bozdag au Parlement, à Ankara. Il y aurait des dizaines de blessés.

    "Un terroriste a commencé à tirer avec une kalachnikov puis s'est fait exploser", a-t-il brièvement expliqué devant les députés.

    Un grand mouvement de panique a secoué le terminal des vols étrangers lorsque deux violentes explosions suivies de coups de feu ont été entendues aux alentours de 22H00 locales (21H00 en Belgique).

    Plus d'une dizaine d'ambulances ont été dépêchées sirènes hurlantes vers le terminal des vols internationaux, a indiqué la chaîne d'information CNN.....rtl.be

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  2. Dsa türkische Justizministerium spricht von zumindest zehn Toten am Atatürk-Flughafen...

    Bei einem Terroranschlag am Atatürk-Flughafen der türkischen Millionenmetropole Istanbul sind nach offiziellen Angaben zehn Menschen getötet worden. Die Angreifer hätten zunächst mit Kalaschnikow-Sturmgewehren das Feuer eröffnet, sagte Justizminister Bekir Bozdag dem Sender NTV. Der Sender Habertürk berichtete von rund 40 Verletzten.

    Aus türkischen Regierungskreisen hieß es weiters, es habe mindestens zwei Explosionen gegeben. Es sei unklar, ob es sich um Bomben oder einen Selbstmordanschlag gehandelt habe.....http://kurier.at

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  3. A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured more than 140, officials say.

    Three attackers opened fire near an entry point to the terminal and blew themselves up after police fired at them, officials say.

    Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said early signs suggested the so-called Islamic State was behind the attack.

    Recent bombings have been linked to either IS or Kurdish separatists.

    Tuesday's attack looked like a major co-ordinated assault, says the BBC's Mark Lowen.

    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 entrance to the terminal but security checks for cars are limited....BBC
    29/6/16

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  4. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday blamed the Islamic State for the bombing attacks that killed 36 people at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night.

    Addressing the press at the airport, the premier said the attacks were carried out by three suicide bombers and all of them blew themselves up.

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