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UN Security Council slams terrorist attack at Istanbul airport

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned "in the strongest terms" the terrorist attack at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.

On Tuesday evening, three attackers fired at crowds in Ataturk airport and then detonated their explosive vests, killing 42 people and injuring 238 others.

In a press statement, the 15-nation council underlined the need to bring perpetrators of these acts of terrorism to justice and urged all states to cooperate actively with the government of Turkey in this regard.

The three attackers targeting the airport have been identified as Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Russian nationals.

Though no group has claimed responsibility so far, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed the Islamic State for the attack.

Also on Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon went to the Turkish Permanent Mission to the United Nations and offered his condolences to the victims.

"He (Ban) said that the international community must be united to defeat and counter terrorism," UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a daily briefing here.

The security situation in Turkey has deteriorated over the past year. The capital city of Ankara, the most populous city of Istanbul and some other ones have been hit by a number of bombing attacks. Enditem