It’s feared as many as 50 people may have been killed and another 60 wounded in suicide and gun attacks on Istanbul airport.<br /><br /> UP to three suicide bombers opened fire before blowing themselves up in a deadly attack on Istanbul’s main Ataturk airport, a Turkish official has said.<br /><br /> Reports from Turkey suggest police shot dead two other attackers.<br /><br /> The explosions are said to have taken place at the main entrance to the international airport which is Europe’s third busiest.<br /><br /> Euronews correspondent Bora Bayraktar is on the scene.<br /><br /> Terror attack in Istanbul Ataturk airport— Bora Bayraktar (@Bora_Bayraktar) June 28, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> One of the assailants is said to have opened fire with a Kalashnikov rifle. Reports vary on the exact number of attackers.<br /><br /> A Turkish official says the explosives were detonated just before the security checkpoint in the international terminal.<br /><br /> HaberTurk reports the police fired shots in an effort to neutralise the situation.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Ambulances could be seen rushing from the scene and reports suggest some of those wounded were also transferred to hospital by taxi.<br /><br /> Some flights to Ataturk airport have been diverted in light of the attack. An official added it was not clear which flights these would include on Wednesday morning.<br />Other flights will be allowed to land until 21.10 GMT.<br /><br /> Initial indications suggest ISIL militants are behind the attack reports Turkey’s Dogan News Agency.<br />
