Yildirim said the attackers had come to the airport by taxi and that preliminary findings pointed to Islamic State responsibility. The attack bore similarities to a suicide bombing by Islamic State militants at Brussels airport in March that killed 16 people. "THE ROOF CAME DOWN"Most those killed were Turkish nationals but foreigners were also among the dead, a Turkish official said. Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic State militants. Two U.S. counterterrorism officials familiar with the early stages of investigations said Islamic State was at the top of the list of suspects even though there was no evidence yet.

Source: The Star June 29, 2016 05:16 UTC