41 dead, 239 wounded in Istanbul international airport attack 689 0 by j niranjan das 9 years ago In Accident · Crime · International · news Istanbul: A triple suicide bombing and gun attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport has killed 41 people, at least 13 of them foreigners, and injured more than 230, officials say. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves up after police fired back. The governor's office said 109 of the 239 wounded were discharged from hospital. It said 13 of the dead were foreigners. A Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said five of the dead were from Saudi Arabia, two were from Iraq, and one from Tunisia, Uzbekistan, China, Iran, Ukraine and Jordan. No one has claimed today's attack yet but Turkish authorities said they suspect Islamic State (IS) jihadists. Turkey remains on high security alert after a series of attacks on its soil blamed not only on the IS group but also Kurdish militants. IS has never claimed an attack in Turkey. But authorities have blamed the grouo for several attacks, including a blast in Ankara in October 2015 that left over 100 people dead and an attack on Istanbul's busy tourist district Istiklal Street which killed three Israelis and an Iranian. @Agency report. Tweet Buffer
