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National day of mourning in Turkey follows airport attack

Những người than khó tại tang lễ Gulsen Bahadir
Những người than khó tại tang lễ Gulsen Bahadir Source: AAP

A national day of mourning is underway in Turkey, after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed at least 41 people.


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A national day of mourning is underway in Turkey, after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed at least 41 people.


Three attackers were also killed.

The country's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says I-S militants were likely behind the suicide bomb attack that also injured more than 230 people.

The second major attack on an international airport in recent months has prompted calls for a review of safety at Australian airports.

It comes as Australia's Turkish community and political leaders have expressed shock and sadness at the deadly attack in Istanbul.


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