At least 31 dead, 147 injured in terror attack at Istanbul airport

At least 31 people were killed and 147 more were injured when three suicide bombers attacked Istanbul's main international airport Tuesday night, Turkey's justice minister said.


Bekir Bozdag confirmed the death toll from the blasts at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. A senior government official initially told the Associated Press that close to 50 people had already died, but later said that the figure was expected to rise to close to 50.

A Turkish official told Reuters that the "vast majority" of victims were Turkish, but some foreigners were also affected.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the same senior Turkish official told AP that initial indications suggested the Islamic State terror group (ISIS) were behind the attack. According to Reuters, a police source also told the Dogan News Agency, "ISIS is behind the attack." There was no immediate formal confirmation from the Ankara government. 

Culled from Fox News