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At least 36 victims and three suicide bombers were killed while scores of others were injured in a terror attack on Istanbul\u2019s Ataturk International Airport, Turkey\u2019s prime minister said Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n
Briefing the media, Binali Yildirim condemned the attack and extended condolences to the victims\u2019 families while he confirmed that airport operations had resumed.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur airport has been reopened to flights as of 02.20 a.m. (2320GMT) and air traffic has returned to normal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Even though there are strong indications that the Daesh terrorist group is responsible for the attack in which three suicide bombers are believed to have been involved, the prime minister said police are conducting ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n
Asked whether an attacker may have escaped authorities in the chaos of the attack, Yildirim denied the claim but stressed that security officials are considering all possibilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have injured people. Many of our wounded have been lightly injured,\u201d he said. \u201cSome foreign nationals were also injured,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The attackers arrived at the airport by a taxi, according to Yildirim, but he said \u201cthere is no security gap at the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n
02:50<\/strong><\/p>\n Baku, June 29, AZERTAC<\/a><\/p>\n Nearly 30 people were killed and 60 others injured in a terror attack on Istanbul\u2019s Ataturk International Airport, Gov. Vasip Sahin said early Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency.<\/p>\n \u201cAccording to initial report, at least 28 people were killed by three suicide bombers in the attack,\u201d Sahin said.<\/p>\n He said that around 60 injured people were transferred to several hospitals where they are being treated.<\/p>\n \u201cEntry and exit of passengers will be returned to normal rapidly and scheduled flights will be started as soon as possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said an attacker opened fire using an AK-47 assault rifle at the international terminal before detonating a suicide bomb.<\/p>\n Bozdag said preliminary findings pointed to a terrorist group as responsible — information he said needed further confirmation.<\/p>\n Separately, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the terror attack with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Hulusi Akar, Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, at the Presidential Palace, according to presidential sources.<\/p>\n Police and medical teams are at the scene and access to and from the airport has been blocked.<\/p>\n Yildirim was briefed by Interior Minister Efkan Ala and Sahin and has ordered the formation of a crisis desk.<\/p>\n Huseyin Tombul, who witnessed that attack, said the explosion occurred while he was waiting at the airport\u2019s arrivals Gate A.<\/p>\n He said after the explosion they were sheltered at the garage. “A second explosion happened at the Gate B. Four of my friends lost their lives. There are lots of wounded,” he added.<\/p>\n