Suicide bombers kill 10 at Istanbul airport

29 June 2016 - 09:48 By Reuters

Ten people were killed when two suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at the main international airport in Istanbul last night. More than 60 were wounded, Turkish officials and witnesses said.Earlier, police fired shots to try to stop the attackers before they reached a security checkpoint at the arrivals hall but they blew themselves up, an official said.Moments after Turkey's airport blastWATCH: Video footage taken by passengers at Istanbul's main international airport shows the scenes of panic in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's gun and bomb attack that killed 36 people in Turkey. ..

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