Rubin Farr Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Hopefully number of dead is lower than 50. Two senseless attacks during Ramadan, tragic. https://www.google.com/amp/www.9news.com.au/amp/world/2016/06/29/05/38/explosions-and-gunfire-heard-at-istanbul-s-international-airport-turkish-media-reports?client=safari# https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/06/28/statement-press-secretary-josh-earnest-terrorist-attack-ataturk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 yeah, personally i'm totally fine with 48 dead, i can even stretch it to 49 probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olo Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Hopefully number of dead is lower than 50. Two senseless attacks during Ramadan, tragic. yeah, personally i'm totally fine with 48 dead, i can even stretch it to 49 probably. Regrettablol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Lol-ahu Akbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roasty Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Let's not jump to any conclusions - the gunmen could be from any creed or religion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 He's ironically lamenting the fact that Allah didn't see fit to spare all of those innocent Muslims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Probably Daesh again, PKK is unlikely but not out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 RIP all the innocent people who were killed. So pointless... Stay classy vattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I didn't know this until the attack reports but apparently Turkey has two security checkpoints, as do many Middle Eastern airports, so it would be like someone bombing not just the terminal/facility but also the outer perimeter, which was attacked. I can't think of any stateside airports like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 My coworker was flying out of Istanbul tomorrow, now all flights in or out of that airport are canceled and he's stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 My coworker was flying out of Istanbul tomorrow, now all flights in or out of that airport are canceled and he's stuck. another innocent victim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I didn't know this until the attack reports but apparently Turkey has two security checkpoints, as do many Middle Eastern airports, so it would be like someone bombing not just the terminal/facility but also the outer perimeter, which was attacked. I can't think of any stateside airports like that. Having a sort of front door security check to the whole airport building is pretty common in Asia? I think I've seen it in a few places but Thailand's Chiang Mai airport comes to mind just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Jan Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 A very good friend flew had to change plane in Istanbul, he arrived there last night, right after the bombing. According to him, the Turkish media kept it completely silent. He was absolutely clueless about what was going on until after about 3 hours later, when he found out his other flight was cancelled and he started hearing rumours. He was stuck there for the entire night / morning and just sent us the message he "regretted" chosing for Turkish Airlines once again, leaving all of us worried about his situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caze Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Doesn't look like the fatalities have gone up thankfully, huge number of injured though. No way will Turkey be able to have an effective response to this unless they sort out the Kurdish situation, even temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I didn't know this until the attack reports but apparently Turkey has two security checkpoints, as do many Middle Eastern airports, so it would be like someone bombing not just the terminal/facility but also the outer perimeter, which was attacked. I can't think of any stateside airports like that. Having a sort of front door security check to the whole airport building is pretty common in Asia? I think I've seen it in a few places but Thailand's Chiang Mai airport comes to mind just now. Well I gather this is equivalent to passing through security entering the greater perimeter then going through it as you get into the actual airport, as if it was an air base or military facility. For example in Baghdad International that means the 1st checkpoint is miles and miles from the 2nd one. It would be like going through a TSA checkpoint before you got to an airports entrance, parking areas, drop off points, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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