{"id":80122,"date":"2016-06-28T19:29:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=80122"},"modified":"2016-06-28T19:29:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:29:48","slug":"at-least-31-killed-147-wounded-in-istanbul-airport-terror-attack-updated-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/at-least-31-killed-147-wounded-in-istanbul-airport-terror-attack-updated-story\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least 31 Killed, 147 Wounded In Istanbul Airport Terror Attack | Updated Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
[**UPDATE:\u00a0At least 31 killed, 147 wounded after explosions at Istanbul airport, Turkish justice minister says – TRT World**]<\/strong><\/p>\n ISTANBUL — Three attackers with suicide vests detonated their explosives<\/a> at the entrance of Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, killing at least 28 people and wounding 60 more, Turkish officials said Tuesday night.<\/p>\n The attack is likely to raise tensions in Turkey, which has been the target of multiple attacks by militants in recent months. Istanbul’s airport is one of the busiest in the world, but the tourism industry here has been crippled by the country’s recent violence.<\/p>\n Police manning a checkpoint at the airport’s international terminal shot at the attackers as they approached, a Turkish official said. The attackers then detonated their bombs and were also killed.<\/p>\n The majority of the casualties are Turkish citizens, “but there are foreign nationals” both killed and wounded, the official said.<\/p>\n