THE morning after the suicide bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, a grim silence hung over the normally bustling terminal. One explosion had blown off several windows and hundreds of square metres of roof panels. A pile of glass and columns pockmarked by bullets marked the site of another blast. Taxi drivers idled outside, waving down the few shocked passengers who trickled out of the building. Flights had resumed.
The three suicide bombers who attacked the airport, Istanbul’s gateway to the world, on Tuesday evening killed at least 41 people and left 239 wounded. Early signs suggested that Islamic State (IS) had a role in the bombing, said Turkey’s prime minister, Binali Yildirim.
According to officials and witnesses, at least one of the attackers opened fire with an AK-47 machine gun before detonating his suicide vest inside the arrivals terminal, just outside the luggage pickup area. Another struck near the X-ray scanners by the departures hall entrance, the third at a nearby car park. All three had arrived at the airport by taxi.
Security camera footage from the arrivals hall shows panicked travellers...Continue reading
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