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10 killed & 20 injured in Istanbul airport explosions

A fire truck is seen at Sabiha Gokcen Airport on February 7, 2014 in Istanbul. Turkey scrambled a jet fighter today to force down an airliner from Ukraine after a would-be hijacker on board ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympic opening ceremony was underway, Turkish officials said. Turkey scrambled a jet fighter Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine after a would-be hijacker on board ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympic opening ceremony was underway, Turkish officials said. AFP PHOTO/MIRA / AFP / MIRA

At least 10 people have been killed and 20 others injured in the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Bekir Bozdag,Turkey’s Justice Minister told a news channel that the two suicide bombers were also killed. Bozdag said one attacker “first opened fire with a Kalashnikov then detonated himself” at the airport entrance.
In total two bombs exploded. One of them was located just outside the terminal on the pavement, the other was at the security gate at the entrance to the airport.
Authorities said no bombs exploded within the airport building itself, according to the minister
 A Turkish official told , that police fired shots at suspects near the international terminal in an effort to neutralize them.
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