41 dead in Istanbul airport carnage blamed on IS
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Relatives of suicide
attack victim Mohammad Eymen Demirci mourn on June 29, 2016 in Istanbul
during his funeral a day after a suicide bombing and gun attack targeted
Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing 41 people
Turkey pointed the finger of blame at Islamic State
jihadists Wednesday after suicide bombers armed with automatic rifles
attacked Istanbul's main international airport, killing 41 people,
including foreigners.Witnesses described scenes of terror and panic on Tuesday evening as the attackers began shooting indiscriminately and then blew themselves up at the entrance to Ataturk airport, one of Europe's busiest hus.
The assault, which comes at the start of Turkey's crucial tourist season, was the latest in a wave of attacks in Istanbul and the capital Ankara blamed either on Islamic State (IS) jihadists or Kurdish rebels.
Witnesses described scenes of terror and panic on Tuesday evening as the attackers began shooting indiscriminately and then blew themselves up at the entrance to Ataturk airport, one of Europe's busiest hus.
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Triple attack at Istanbul Airport
The assault, which comes at the start of Turkey's
crucial tourist season, was the latest in a wave of attacks in Istanbul
and the capital Ankara blamed either on Islamic State (IS) jihadists or
Kurdish rebels.Interior Minister Efkan Ala said there was an ongoing "serious and comprehensive investigation" into who was behind the attack, using another name for IS as he told reporters: "First signs point to Daesh but it's not certain yet."
CIA director John Brennan also said the attack bore the "hallmark" of the jihadist group.
AFP / Ozan Kose
A Turkish police officer guards Istanbul's Ataturk airport after a suicide bombing on June 28, 2016
Istanbul's governor said 41 people were killed, including 13 foreigners, and 239 wounded. The dead include several Saudis, a Chinese national, a Tunisian and a Ukrainian.
The carnage sparked global condemnation, with US President Barack Obama speaking by phone with his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express his condolences.
Security camera footage widely circulated on social media appeared to capture two of the blasts. In one clip a huge ball of flame erupts at an entrance to the terminal building, scattering terrified passengers.
Another video shows a black-clad attacker running inside the building before collapsing to the ground -- apparently felled by a police bullet -- and blowing himself up.
AFP / Ozan Kose
Emergency services at Istanbul's Ataturk airport following an attack that left at least 36 people dead
The attack came just as Turkey, which had found itself
increasingly friendless on the international stage, begins rebuilding
relations with Israel and Russia.It also follows coordinated IS suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a city metro station in March that left 32 people dead.
Obama appeared to back the theory that IS carried out the Istanbul attack, telling reporters in Canada: "It's an indication of how little these vicious organisations have to offer beyond killing innocents."
Women sobbed outside a local morgue, while families were desperately waiting for news of loved ones outside several Istanbul hospitals.
"Let me see him, I beg you," a woman screamed outside one hospital. "No one's told me what's happened to my child. I raised him. They're not telling me anything."
AFP / Ozan Kose
Bullet damage at Istanbul's Ataturk airport pictured on June 29, 2016 following a gun and suicide attack
Diplomats in Tunis said Fathi Bayoudh, a Tunisian
killed in the attack, had travelled to Turkey to secure the release of
his son who was detained for joining IS, the country's private Mosaique
FM radio reported.The airport itself was back up and running by early Wednesday, with workers clearing up the shattered glass and nervous passengers filing in as flights resumed.
"I felt very anxious coming to the airport," Irish tourist Steven Parkinson told AFP.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a press conference in Ankara late Wednesday that Turkey would "increase the presence of specially-trained staff" at the nation's airports.
South African university administrator Judy Favish said she had hidden under a counter as the attackers opened fire.
She and other travellers were ushered to the basement before emerging about two hours later.
"We walked through the airport and saw debris and blood. It was just chaos," she told South African TV network eNCA.
- Tourism targeted? -
Tourism, a key source of income in Turkey, has been badly hit by a spate of deadly recent bombings.
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People embrace as they leave Istanbul's Ataturk airport on June 28, 2016
The government will be hoping to recoup some of the
losses after Russia on Wednesday lifted punishing sanctions imposed over
a diplomatic spat, including a ban on package holidays. But Ege Seckin, an analyst at IHS Country risk, said the attack was "most likely conducted by the Islamic State to undermine the Turkish economy by attacking the airport ahead of the summer months, when tourism peaks".
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41 dead in Istanbul airport carnage blamed on IS
AFP / Ozan Kose
Relatives of suicide
attack victim Mohammad Eymen Demirci mourn on June 29, 2016 in Istanbul
during his funeral a day after a suicide bombing and gun attack targeted
Istanbul's Ataturk airport, killing 41 people
Turkey pointed the finger of blame at Islamic State
jihadists Wednesday after suicide bombers armed with automatic rifles
attacked Istanbul's main international airport, killing 41 people,
including foreigners.Witnesses described scenes of terror and panic on Tuesday evening as the attackers began shooting indiscriminately and then blew themselves up at the entrance to Ataturk airport, one of Europe's busiest hus.
The assault, which comes at the start of Turkey's crucial tourist season, was the latest in a wave of attacks in Istanbul and the capital Ankara blamed either on Islamic State (IS) jihadists or Kurdish rebels.
Witnesses described scenes of terror and panic on Tuesday evening as the attackers began shooting indiscriminately and then blew themselves up at the entrance to Ataturk airport, one of Europe's busiest hus.
AFP /
Triple attack at Istanbul Airport
The assault, which comes at the start of Turkey's
crucial tourist season, was the latest in a wave of attacks in Istanbul
and the capital Ankara blamed either on Islamic State (IS) jihadists or
Kurdish rebels.Interior Minister Efkan Ala said there was an ongoing "serious and comprehensive investigation" into who was behind the attack, using another name for IS as he told reporters: "First signs point to Daesh but it's not certain yet."
CIA director John Brennan also said the attack bore the "hallmark" of the jihadist group.
AFP / Ozan Kose
A Turkish police officer guards Istanbul's Ataturk airport after a suicide bombing on June 28, 2016
Istanbul's governor said 41 people were killed, including 13 foreigners, and 239 wounded. The dead include several Saudis, a Chinese national, a Tunisian and a Ukrainian.
The carnage sparked global condemnation, with US President Barack Obama speaking by phone with his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express his condolences.
Security camera footage widely circulated on social media appeared to capture two of the blasts. In one clip a huge ball of flame erupts at an entrance to the terminal building, scattering terrified passengers.
Another video shows a black-clad attacker running inside the building before collapsing to the ground -- apparently felled by a police bullet -- and blowing himself up.
AFP / Ozan Kose
Emergency services at Istanbul's Ataturk airport following an attack that left at least 36 people dead
The attack came just as Turkey, which had found itself
increasingly friendless on the international stage, begins rebuilding
relations with Israel and Russia.It also follows coordinated IS suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a city metro station in March that left 32 people dead.
Obama appeared to back the theory that IS carried out the Istanbul attack, telling reporters in Canada: "It's an indication of how little these vicious organisations have to offer beyond killing innocents."
Women sobbed outside a local morgue, while families were desperately waiting for news of loved ones outside several Istanbul hospitals.
"Let me see him, I beg you," a woman screamed outside one hospital. "No one's told me what's happened to my child. I raised him. They're not telling me anything."
AFP / Ozan Kose
Bullet damage at Istanbul's Ataturk airport pictured on June 29, 2016 following a gun and suicide attack
Diplomats in Tunis said Fathi Bayoudh, a Tunisian
killed in the attack, had travelled to Turkey to secure the release of
his son who was detained for joining IS, the country's private Mosaique
FM radio reported.The airport itself was back up and running by early Wednesday, with workers clearing up the shattered glass and nervous passengers filing in as flights resumed.
"I felt very anxious coming to the airport," Irish tourist Steven Parkinson told AFP.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a press conference in Ankara late Wednesday that Turkey would "increase the presence of specially-trained staff" at the nation's airports.
South African university administrator Judy Favish said she had hidden under a counter as the attackers opened fire.
She and other travellers were ushered to the basement before emerging about two hours later.
"We walked through the airport and saw debris and blood. It was just chaos," she told South African TV network eNCA.
- Tourism targeted? -
Tourism, a key source of income in Turkey, has been badly hit by a spate of deadly recent bombings.
AFP / Ozan Kose
People embrace as they leave Istanbul's Ataturk airport on June 28, 2016
The government will be hoping to recoup some of the
losses after Russia on Wednesday lifted punishing sanctions imposed over
a diplomatic spat, including a ban on package holidays. But Ege Seckin, an analyst at IHS Country risk, said the attack was "most likely conducted by the Islamic State to undermine the Turkish economy by attacking the airport ahead of the summer months, when tourism peaks".
The group said it was avenging Ankara's sustained offensive against the outlawed PKK in southeastern Turkey following the collapse of a ceasefire last year.
Hundreds of members of the Turkish security forces have since been killed in PKK attacks.
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