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Late Tuesday, three suicide bombers targeted Istanbul’s Atatürk airport, opening fire before detonating their devices during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. One of the militants sparked the assault in the departures hall with a Kalashnikov assault rifle before all three blew themselves up inside or near the arrivals hall, situated a floor below. Bystanders fled the scene, but the deadly attack left Europe’s third-busiest airport in chaos. This is the fifth major attack in Turkey’s largest city this year. Here’s what we know so far.
Death Toll
The attackers, wearing all black, killed at least 41 people, wounding more than 200 people, meaning that the death toll could rise. While the attack garnered widespread international attention, it is not the deadliest attack by suspected radical Islamists in the country in the last 12 months.
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