At
least 10
dead in
twin explosions at
Istanbul's Ataturk Airport
UPDATED 1:10 p.m. PT
At
least 10 people are
dead after two attackers blew themselves up at Istanbul's*Atatürk
Airport at around 10:15 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to Turkish officials and local media.*More were injured in the attack at the city's busiest airport.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag confirmed the death toll to Turkish media.*
"According to the information I was given, a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up," he said according to Turkey's state-run news agency. "We have around 10 martyrs [deceased] and around 20 wounded."
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