COUNTY NEWS: West Sussex man arrived in Istanbul as deadly terrorist attack erupted
A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport left 41 people dead and more than 230 injured.
Three attackers, armed with AK47 assault rifles, arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance before blowing themselves up when armed police returned fire.
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Hide AdJoe Downy, from Chichester, was in the capital at the time of the attack and took to Facebook to reassure family and friends he was safe.
The 27-year-old, who is visiting the nation as part of his masters degree in conflict, security and development, said: “When I first heard about the attack, it was just an explosion at the airport, then an explosion and gunfire as the story developed.
“I didn’t realise it was such a large attack until this morning.
“I would have been more panicked if the locals had been but from what I saw it looked like any other night.