ISTANBUL (AA) - At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured in a terror attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Tuesday.
The minister said a terrorist opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle at the international terminal before detonating a suicide bomb.
Police and medical teams are at the scene and access to and from the airport has been blocked.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim was briefed by Interior Minister Efkan Ala and Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin and has ordered the formation of a crisis desk.