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Air traffic partially resumed after attacks

CCTV.com

06-29-2016 12:28 BJT

Now air flights have partially resumed, hours after the triple suicide bombings shocked the Ataturk International Airport. The latest death toll stands at 36, with nearly 150 others injured. Turkey's prime minister Binali Yildirim says ISIL may be behind the attack.

Police say they fired shots at the bombers, before all three blew themselves up. Two detonated their bombs at the arrivals hall, while the third exploded in the parking lot.

Footage has emerged on the internet purporting showing one of the explosions at the airport terminal. CCTVNEWS cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video, and Turkish authorities are yet to comment on it.

The vast majority of those killed are believed to be Turkish nationals, but foreigners are also among the dead.

The Chinese consulate in Istanbul says so far there have been no reports of Chinese citizens among the casualties. Most passengers have been evacuated from the airport including 47 Chinese.

The Istanbul Ataturk Airport is the country's largest and busiest airport. It connects flights between Europe and Asia. It served more than 61 million passengers in 2015. And 42 million of these were international.The attack happened on Tuesday night, a high time for International arrivals.

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