Another terrorist attack in an airport.
Yes, although this time, it was in Turkey's largest airport.
Istanbul's Ataturk Airport saw terrorists launch a triple suicide bombing yesterday, and the casualty numbers have risen to 41 dead and well over 200 people injured. The bombings were orchestrated in such a way as to draw the maximum number of people.
This is the fifth major terrorist attack on Turkish soil since just the last nine months, and the fourth one in this calendar year.
For it's part, the Turkish government has suggested that ISIS was behind these latest attacks, and they have questioned the world's reaction following the attacks, suggesting that it was muted. That seems particularly the case after the very public outpouring and shows of solidarity and sympathy following terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels in recent months.
Still, the airport managed to reopen today, despite the deadly attacks having just occurred yesterday.
More details will surely emerge, and the ramifications of this attack still have yet to be clear.
It must be said, although it sounds increasingly sterile and formulaic, but my thoughts and heart goes out to the families and friends of the victims of this latest attack.
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