Ataturk Airport Surveillance Video Captures the Terrifying Moment of an Explosion
By Matt Ferner, The Huffington Post | Jun. 29, 2016
Surveillance cameras at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport captured the terrifying moment explosions ripped through the terminal Tuesday night, killing and injuring dozens.
In this video posted to Twitter, scores of travelers can be seen running, seconds before one of the blasts goes off:
Atatürk Havalimanı'nda meydana gelen saldırıda, çatışmada vurulan canlı bombanın kendini patlatma anı görüntülendi: pic.twitter.com/mKWTi6XtCq
- 140journos (@140journos) June 28, 2016
Another video shows a large explosion from a different part of the airport:
The moment of the attack at the Istanbul airport. Horrific. pic.twitter.com/Npikwlloxk
- Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) June 28, 2016
Panicked passengers are seen running in this video captured inside the airport, not from a surveillance camera:
Atatürk Havalimanı dış hatlar terminalinde meydana gelen patlamada sonrası amatör kamera görüntüsü: pic.twitter.com/sp3SLRzsI4
- 140journos (@140journos) June 28, 2016
Other video from surveillance cameras shows travelers racing out of the airport as a man who appears to be holding a firearm runs by:
Atatürk Havalimanı'nda canlı bomba saldırısı öncesi çekilen görüntülerde saldırganın keleşle koştuğu görülüyor. pic.twitter.com/v052oTVXQy
- 140journos (@140journos) June 28, 2016
Three suicide bombers detonated explosives at the airport late Tuesday, authorities said. Police shot at the attackers outside the security gate of the international terminal, a senior Turkish official told The WorldPost.
Ataturk, Turkey's largest airport, is the main international airport serving Istanbul. All flights were suspended following the attack, local media reported, and Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature for the surrounding area.
The attack escalates an already tense period in Turkey, which has faced other terror attacks in recent months.