Yesterday evening at the international airport Ataturk in Istanbul there were two explosions and gunfire. According to authorities, at least 36 people died and nearly 150 were. Among the victims are many foreigners, but as reported Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw, no Poles.
As confirmed by the Turkish authorities, the attack carried out at least three bombers. The men had come to the airport by taxi.
The explosion in the departure hall and the parking lot
At the airport there was a shooting, and when the police and began firing into two the perpetrators of the attack, they blew themselves up. Until the outbreak occurred about an hour 21 before passing security checks, in the international departure hall.
A third bomber blew himself up in the parking lot in front of the building.
Some sources say that one of the bombers was ” neutralized “, it is not known how many ultimately been the perpetrators of the attack.
The number of fatalities
For now, the balance of fatalities to 36 people, and according to some media 37 people. Hospitals went about 150 people, wounded to the outlets were used to carry not only the carriage, but also facing the airport taxi.
The Turkish authorities have reported that the assassination is called. Islamic State. Currently, on-site service work, which set the exact course of events.
Ataturk Airport in Istanbul is the largest airport in Turkey. From the center of Istanbul is approximately 25 kilometers. In 2015 he served there more than 61 million passengers.
| d | telewizjarepublika.pl, CNN, Sky News |
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