2016 इस्तांबुल अतातुर्क हवाईअड्डा हमला
Also known as June 28 Istanbul Attack
terrorist attack in Turkey
Key facts
- Location
- Atatürk Airport , Istanbul, Turkey
- Date
- 28 June 2016 ; 9 years ago ( 2016-06-28 ) , ~22:00 ( EEST )
- Target
- Civilians and security personnel at Atatürk Airport
- Attack type
- Suicide bombings , mass shooting , Islamic terrorism
- Weapons
- Kalashnikov rifles , TATP explosive belts
- Deaths
- 48 (including 3 perpetrators)
- Injured
- More than 230
- Perpetrator
- Islamic State
- Assailants
- Rakim Bulgarov , Vadim Osmanov , Osman Vadinov
- Number span no of participants
- At least 3 (all deceased)
- Motive
- Turkey–ISIL conflict
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