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Daesh behind terror attack on Ataturk airport: Erdogan
Death toll mounts to 50; Pakistan, US, Russia condemn attack
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Daesh conducted the terrorist attack on Istanbul’s international Ataturk airport late on Tuesday and the death toll in the attack has mounted to 50. “We expect that a resolute stance against terrorist organisations should be adopted by the world and especially Western countries with their parliament, media and **n-governmental organisations,” Erdogan said in a statement while stressing that Turkey would continue its fight against the terror groups. The reports, citing the Justice Ministry’s statement, said that three assailants opened fire on police and civilians near an entry point to the international terminal and blew themselves up after police fired on them. Istanbul gover**r Vasip Sahin said bombers struck different points of the airport. Reports said one of the assailants detonated himself at the arrival terminal while the other one detonated himself at the departure terminal. The third bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the VIP hall. “Turkey will continue its fight against all terrorist organisations at all costs until the end of terrorism,” Erdogan said. He also stressed that Turkey has e**ugh power, wisdom and potential to fight terrorism and warned of consequences if all nations fail to join a global effort to defeat it. “All the bad terrorist scenarios, acts, even we fear to bring them into our minds, will come true one by one if all countries do **t carry out a joint fight against terrorist organisations,” he said. The president offered his condolences to the victims’ families, praying to Almighty Allah to grant His mercy on the deceased and grant the injured a speedy recovery. Meanwhile, Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after the terrorist attack. The attack on Europe´s third-busiest airport was the deadliest in a ****** of suicide bombings this year in Turkey, part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State and struggling to contain spillover from neighbouring Syria´s war. Erdogan said the attack should serve as a turning point in the global fight against terrorism, which he said had “** regard for faith or values”. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned it in separate phone calls with Erdogan, his ****** said. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also strongly condemned the suicide blasts in Istanbul which killed in**cent people. The prime minister extended his heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Turkey on the loss of precious lives. While expressing solidarity with the people of Turkey, the prime minister said Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Five Saudis and two Iraqis were among the dead, a Turkish official said. Citizens from China, Jordan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Iran and Ukraine were also among the 13 foreigners killed. The Dogan news agency said autopsies on the three bombers, whose torsos were ripped apart, had been completed and that they may have been foreign nationals, without citing its sources. “This attack, targeting in**cent people, is a vile, planned terrorist act,” Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters at the scene in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “There is initial evidence that each of the three suicide bombers blew themselves up after opening fire,” he said. The attackers had come to the airport by taxi and preliminary findings pointed to Islamic State responsibility. Two US counterterrorism officials familiar with the early stages of investigations said Islamic State was at the top of the list of suspects even though there was ** evidence yet. ** group had claimed responsibility more than 12 hours after the attack, which began around 9:50pm (18:50 GMT) on Tuesday. Istanbul’s position bridging Europe and Asia has made Ataturk airport, Turkey´s largest, a major transit hub for passengers across the world. The Istanbul gover**r´s ****** said 109 of the 239 people hospitalised had since been discharged, but the health minister said 41 were still in intensive care. “There were little babies crying, people shouting, broken glass and blood all over the floor. It was very crowded, there was chaos. It was traumatic,” said Diana Eltner, 29, a Swiss psychologist who was travelling from Zurich to Vietnam but had been diverted to Istanbul after she missed a connection. Delayed travellers were sleeping on floors at the airport, a Reuters witness said, as some passengers and airport staff cried and hugged each other. Police in kevlar vests with automatic ******* prowled the kerbside as a handful of travellers and Turkish Airlines crew trickled in. The national carrier said it had cancelled 340 flights although its departures resumed after 8:00am (05:00 GMT). Paul Roos, 77, a South African tourist on his way home, said he saw one of the attackers “randomly shooting” in the departures hall from about 50 metres away. “He was wearing all black. His face was **t masked ...We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one a**ther. By that time he had stopped shooting,” Roos said. “He turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ...We heard some more gunfire and then a**ther explosion, and then it was over.” The attack bore similarities to a suicide bombing by the Islamic State militants at Brussels airport in March that killed 16 people. The European airports association ACI Europe said airport security had been stepped up across the continent after the Brussels attacks, but said many of the fatalities in Istanbul came as people queued for security checks at the entrance. “We must face the reality that when dealing with a terror threat based on suicide bombing, ** security measures can ensure 100 percent protection,” it said. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Daesh behind terror attack on Ataturk airport: Erdogan || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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