“According to the information I was given, a terrorist at the worldwide terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up”, Turkey’s state-run news agency quoted justice minister Bekir Bozdag as saying.
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An ambulance arrives at the Ataturk airpor in Istanbul, Turkey June 28, 2016.
At least 10 people have died in the attack that happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Turkish justice minister. He said 10 people were killed and around 20 wounded.
Ten people were killed in an attack on Istanbul’s main worldwide airport on Tuesday, Turkey’s justice minister was quoted as saying by broadcaster NTV.
The blasts occurred at the global arrivals area at Ataturk worldwide Airport, a busy terminal where people come from all over the world.
– A Turkish official told CNN that police fired shots at suspects near the global terminal in an effort to neutralize them.
Another explosion in December at another airport in Istanbul left one dead.
A Turkish official said Tuesday it was unclear whether the explosions were caused by bombs or a suicide attack.
Footage from social media showed crowds of people stuck inside shops at the airport. A person who works for a contractor inside the airport told NBC News he saw three suicide bombers.
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Turkey has suffered several bombings in recent months linked to Kurdish or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.
