At least 41 are dead and 239 have been injured after a gun and bomb attack inside Turkey's biggest flight hub.
- At least 41 people die
- 239 have been injured
- Turkey declares national day of mourning
- “The indications are it is ISIL – Turkish PM”### What happened?
ADVERTISEMENTThree suicide bombers opened fire and then blew themselves up inside Istanbul’s main international airport.
It happened just before ten pm local time on Tuesday.
One attacker opened fire in the departures hall.
Police fired shots to try and stop two other attackers before they reached a security checkpoint in Arrivals on the floor below.
All three then blew themselves up in the Arrivals hall
How many people are dead?
The governor of Istanbul says at least 41 people have died.
239 have been injured.
Turkey has declared Wednesday an official day of mourning.
Are all the victims Turkish?
Officials say the majority were Turkish nationals.
13 of the dead are said to be foreign nationals.
Media reports have given their nationalities as follows:
- five from Saudi Arabia
- two from Iraq
- one from China
- one from Jordan
- one from Tunisia
- one from Uzbekistan
- one from Iran
- one from Ukraine
Who carried out the attack?
At the time of writing, no groups have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Turkey is part of the US-led coalition against ISIL and has to tackle spillover from the conflict in neighbouring Syria.
There is also insurgency by Kurdish militants in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast.
Speaking to the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity, two US counter-terrorism officials have said the attack bears all the hallmarks of ISIL.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says the indications are the attack was carried out by ISIL militants.
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Attentat à Istanbul : une minute de silence à l’Assemblée nationale https://t.co/A4CRBYuSQlpic.twitter.com/CZILhTo31T
— Libération (@libe) June 29, 2016
De Paris à #Istanbul …restons unis! #JeSuisIstambul#Turquie#IstanbulAttack#AtaturkAirport#Terrorismpic.twitter.com/K9BM1Vlxd9
— Noder (@cyrilrtour) 29 Haziran 2016
So sad to hear about the #istanbulattack – very realistic photo unfortunately. pic.twitter.com/Nw96irZJEn
— Ollie Harfield (@OHarfield) June 28, 2016
Dessin réalisé par Vatché Demirdjian en hommage aux victimes de l'attentat d'Istanbul #UnDessinPourIstanbulpic.twitter.com/6o5fdSCRo2
— 20 Minutes (@20Minutes) June 29, 2016