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Crisis/Conflict/Terrorism Istanbul airport attack kills 36
29 Jun 2016, 06:41 am Print
Istanbul, June 29 (JEN): At least 36 people were killed in a suicide bomb and gun attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.
The incident left several others injured.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has blamed militant group ISIS is suspected to be behind the attack.
The prime minister was quoted as saying by Hürriyet Daily News
three attackers arrived in the airport on a taxi cab and also used guns during the attack.
He said the three men exploded themselves.
Flight movements were disrupted following the attack.
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