Istanbul Airport Blasts: At Least 41 Killed...

At least 41 people have been killed after three suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up at Istanbul's main airport.

Officials said the number of dead is likely to rise to 50, while Turkey's prime minister said Islamic State militants appeared to have carried out the attack, which left around 239 people injured.
Witnesses said one attacker opened fire in the departures hall with an automatic rifle, sending passengers diving for cover, before all three blew themselves up in or around the arrivals hall a floor below.
Dead bodies could be seen scattered in the road just outside the terminal building, while video emerged
showing a police officer shooting one of the attackers, then fleeing moments before they detonated their suicide vests.
Foreign Office officials said they were "urgently seeking further information" after Turkey said the majority of those killed were Turkish, but 13 foreigners were also among the victims - three of whom were dual nationals.

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Five Saudis, two Iraqis, an Iranian, Jordanian, Tunisian, Ukrainian, Chinese and a Uzbekistan citizen were confirmed to be among the dead as the airport reopened on Wednesday, which was declared a day of national mourning.
It is understood the death toll does not includes the suicide bombers.
Speaking in Brussels, David Cameron described the attack as "hideous".
The attack at Istanbul Ataturk - Europe's third busiest airport - is one of the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings in Turkey, which has struggled to contain the conflict in neighbouring Syria and an insurgency by Kurdish militants.
Paul Roos, 77, described seeing one of the attackers "randomly shooting" in the departures hall.
Mr Roos, a South African returning to Cape Town with his wife after a holiday in southern Turkey, said: "He was just firing at anyone coming in front of him.
"He was wearing all black. His face was not masked. I was 50 metres away from him.
"We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him.
"Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting."
A woman named Duygu, who was at passport control having just arrived from Germany, said she threw herself onto the floor with the sound of the explosion.
Several witnesses also reported hearing gunfire shortly before the attacks.