Terrorist Attacks at Airport in Turkey: 28 killed, Over 60 injured
By Perrie Halpern
According to various new sources, 2 gun men opened fire at Turkey’s largest airport, Istanbul Atatürk. When police open fire on them, they blew themselves up outside the security checkpoint at the entry to the international terminal. Three explosions were reported, including the two suicide bombers. Justice minister Bekir Bozdağ told the Turkish parliament that there were reports of a separate blast at the entrance to the airport station.
People stand outside the entrance after the attack at Istanbul Ataturk. Photograph: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images
“I harshly condemn those who executed this terrorist attack, and those who gave the orders for it,” he said. He added that he had information concerning the terrorist group responsible for the attack, but that he would not share that information until was confirmed.
Bozdağ said that the attackers used AK-47 assault rifles in their initial attack. A picture of what appears to be an AK-47 rifle on the floor was being circulated on social media, and security footage recorded the explosion.
In the aftermath, many travelers complained of being held in the airport for over 2 hours. Several of these travelers have given eyewitness reports of the two terrorists and two separate explosions.
There have been no claims over who did this. Two previous terrorist attacks have happened this year in Turkey; one blamed on Islamic State jihadis, and the other by radical Kurdish militants.
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It's going to be interesting to see who was behind these attacks and if Erdogan will try to temper his own zealots within Turkey.
...if Erdogan will try to temper his own zealots within Turkey.
Good luck with that; especially since he has promoted islamism to his own political advantage. This is messed-up on many levels.
This is messed-up on many levels.
I know, right? It seems counter intuitive to think that Turkey would be attacked while having Erdogan in office. But often one Zealot thinks of himself as the right zealot, kind of ignoring the fact that they are mirror images of each other. Kind of reminds me of this:
And it goes back to the imbeciles in the EU that forced Turkey to change and soften their constitution as a pre-requisite for joining the EU, which the Turks did, only to be slapped down by the EU. Brits might be right to have left that rats nest of incompetence.
It's going to be interesting to see who was behind these attacks and if Erdogan will try to temper his own zealots within Turkey.
Erdogan has been provoking the Kurds by his refusal to end his genocidal, Apartheidal, illegal, occupation of their homeland. In addition, since Erdogan took office, there have numerous barbaric air attacks on Kurdish civilian villages. There are many resistance groups amongst Kurdish freedom fighters-- on has been retaliating by attacking Turkish targets.
However, there have also been terror attacks on Turkey by the Islamic State-- despite the fact that originally Erdogan had been assisting them.
So-- in all likelihood its one of these two ...
Well,.........the Kurdish Homeland, as established in the Treaty of Sevres after World War I called for the establishment of Kurdistan, which has never actually been allowed to happen by any of the 'border' countries. Calling Turkey's actions illegal is a point of discussion, as no country in the region (Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria) has ever recognized an independent Kurdish Country.
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This WILL be interesting... Hoping to hear more of the story...
Will Turkey Ban All Muslims From Country in hope of preventing future attacks?
Probably the best thing they could do.
What makes you assume that Muslims did this?
Word this morning is that ISIS is claiming responsibility.
No, he'll probably try to brutally repress them that's better, right?
Some talking heads were on tv just now babbling about how "sophisticated" this attack was , because there were three bombers and they headed for different parts of the airport.
Give me a freaking break. Stop talking about how well planned and sophisticated it is to enter a facility and blow yourself up.
These talking head security and terrorism experts want to create a market for their "expertise", and that is all.
Some talking heads were on tv just now babbling about how "sophisticated" this attack was , because there were three bombers and they headed for different parts of the airport.
I think they mean that they were able to defeat Turkey's security forces... not the actual attack.
The security experts say things like "the terrorists are getting more sophisticated each time". They want to scare the audience and make themselves important.
What sophistication is there in strapping on a bomb and walking into a crowd of people? You don't have to be a genius , or even intelligent , to go into a restaurant and start shooting people. You do need some smart people to make the bombs and maybe acquire the weapons, but the idea that it is "sophisticated" to plan a terrorist attack like the ones we are seeing is nonsense.
Besides taking into consideration the low intelligence of a person, most likely not in clinical depression, who has the desire to commit suicide and wanting to kill innocent people - what makes them do that, John? What is their motive? You seem to have the answers, so please answer that.
John knows he can't answer my question truthfully because it will label him a hypocrite. So he will either disappear (his usual method when he dares not truthfully answer a question) or call me an Islamophobe (as his response).
...followed by lamenting the pro-Israel bias on NewsTalkers.
The security experts say things like "the terrorists are getting more sophisticated each time". They want to scare the audience and make themselves important.
John is NT's resident mind reader.
They never did make it past the Security Checkpoints, per the talking heads last night. The Turks have always taken airport security far more seriously than we did until 9/11.
The talking heads talk. It's what they get paid for and you can't have dead airtime, right? Just because they talk doesn't mean they are right. John does have a point, sophistication? No, maybe a death wish or brain washed, but sophisticated? Not so much.
I was in that airport 3 years ago.
Just yet another "random attack"-- there's no pattern here. These sorts of things just sort of happen-- at infrequent intervals
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Or-- maybe not. Do you know how infrequently (or perhaps frequently) terror attacks occur? You might be surprised. I recently came across this article & seeded it here-- check it out:
Not A Day In April Passed Without A Terror Attack
But you KNOW that the mainstream media refuses to report them, for one of two reasons. Either they fear a backlash for contravening the wishes of the POTUS, or else they fear the retribution that has killed or threatened anyone who reports such events.
Right. Just a small radical element.../s
Bozdağ said that the attackers used AK-47 assault rifles in their initial attack.
That is an incorrect use of the term assault rifle . The AK is a fully automatic submachine gun . It is a weapon of war and should never be used around civilians .
Yes, civilians should be relegated to guns that only shoot high velocity hollow point ammunition at innocent people as fast as they can squeeze the trigger. Those milliseconds of difference will make all the difference in whether there are 100 casualties or 105 casualties.
I'm sure those ISIS "civilians" would have chosen a different weapon if they knew these were "illegal." Lol.
My comment was in response to Petey's assertion that civilians should never have access to machine guns. Let me know when someone kills an actual member of ISIS in the US, with the model of gun favored by mass shooters here in the US. That will be a banner day for you folks, I'm sure.
Those milliseconds of difference will make all the difference in whether there are 100 casualties or 105 casualties.
Thanks for demonstrating you have no understanding of the concept of collateral damage . I can only hope you don't have a firearm in your possession !
Gonna disagree with ya there Petey. The Kalashnikov is not a submachine gun, but indeed an assault rifle. Not that that matters to the dead and wounded...
I gonna disagree with your disagreement . The weapon under discussion is a fully automatic one . Such a weapon fired around civilians will almost inevitably cause lots of collateral damage .
That is an incorrect use of the term assault rifle . The AK is a fully automatic submachine gun .
Actually, this is an absolutely incorrect statement.
The AK-47 designed in 1945, is one of the greatest most successful Select Fire Assault Rifles ever designed.
It was based upon the Sturmgewehr StG 44 the first successful Assault Rifle that fired an underpowered rifle cartridge topped by a full sized rifle bullet, the 8mm x 39 Kurtz, a cut down Mauser round.
The german basis for such a weapon was the firepower inherent in full automatic weapons combined with the staying power of a rifle at the weight of a standard rifle with a round that was effective out to actual combat ranges, 200 - 300 metres.
Kalshnikov also incorporated some of the gas piston operation features of the M1 Garand into the weapon also making it one of the most reliable rifles ever designed.
The use of this weapon in Vietnam was a direct influence on the US military wanting a rifle with similar capabilities. (we actually had a better rifle than the AK, (the M-14) but the politicians had money to take and we got the M-16 and it's tortured history instead)
But the AK-47 and it's derivatives are Assault Rifles, the statement above is incorrect.
From your wiki link :
The AK-47 (also known as the Kalashnikov , AK , or in Russian slang, Kalash ) is a selective-fire (semi-automatic and automatic
The fact that it can operate in automatic mode is where the collateral damage can occur . However I will grant that it is not strictly a sub-machine gun . That was my misconception .
Just to make it complete I'll add the rest of the article opening statement you cut short above...
The AK-47 (also known as the Kalashnikov, AK , or in Russian slang, Kalash) is a selective-fire (semi-automatic and automatic), gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle,
Yes it is an Assault Rifle.
What makes a weapon an assault rifle is two design features, it is select fire, and fires an under powered but full sized rifle bullet. designed for standard military combat ranges.
Any rifles with those two design features is an assault rifle determined by mechanical function and best usage, not how it looks.
That's a definition for assault rifle I can live with . Perhaps if the MSM got educated to that tech they wouldn't ruin the words for the rest of us .