Istanbul - Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants.
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Police investigators search the area after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Picture: EPA/Sedat Suna
Police investigators search the area after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Picture: EPA/Sedat Suna
Ambulances arrive at Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk. Picture: REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Turkish police block the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Picture: AP/Emrah Gurel
Medics and policemen are at the scene as dead bodies lay on the ground after a suicide bomb attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Picture: EPA/Ihlas News Agency
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (R) speaks to the press at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey, following a multiple suicide bombing. Picture: REUTERS/Murad Sezer
People gather outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, early Wednesday, June 29, 2016 following its evacuation after a blast. Two explosions have rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, killing several people and wounding scores of others, Turkey's justice minister and another official said. A Turkish official says two attackers have blown themselves up at the airport after police fire at them. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Ataturk airport attack within Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) TURKEY OUT
People gather outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, early Wednesday, June 29, 2016 following its evacuation after a blast. Two explosions have rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, killing several people and wounding scores of others, Turkey's justice minister and another official said. A Turkish official says two attackers have blown themselves up at the airport after police fire at them. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Ataturk airport attack within Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) TURKEY OUT
A weapon is seen on the floor at Ataturk airport after suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at the entrance, in Istanbul. Picture: Courtesy of 140journo/via Reuters
Passengers embrace each other on the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk airport, early Wednesday, June 29, 2016 following its evacuation after a blast. Two explosions have rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport Tuesday, killing several people and wounding scores of others, Turkey's justice minister and another official said. A Turkish official says two attackers have blown themselves up at the airport after police fire at them. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Ataturk airport attack within Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) TURKEY OUT
A broken window is seen at Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following two blasts. Picture: REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Published Jun 29, 2016
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