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Earlier today, 3 suicide bombers blew themselves up at Istanbul Ataturk airport, killing at least 36 People and injuring around 150
There are questions regarding how the attackers get past security, but it must be noted that in Turkish airports travelers are screened at the terminal entrance and before entering departure gates and none of the attackers made it past the first security checkpoint
People take cover during the attack on Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.
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While flights in and out of the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul were suspended following the attack, the airport, which is one of the busiest in the world, has been reopened and air traffic resumed
Image via Emrah Gurel/AP/PA
This attack is only the latest in a string of deadly attacks in popular tourist spots in Turkey this year, dealing a heavy blow to the country's tourism industry, notes Jennifer Amur and Julie Vitkovskaya in their piece about the attack on The Washington Post
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In fact, since July last year, there has been 6 suicide bombings in Turkey, not counting the one from today, that have killed 218 people
Earlier in March, Easter celebrations at a recreational park in Lahore, Pakistan took a bloody turn after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing 69 and injuring more than 300 people:
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