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About 70 Chinese passengers evacuated after Istanbul airport blast

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2016-06-29 11:12Ecns.cn Editor: Mo Hong'e
Paramedics attend to casualties injured outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following an attack, June 28, 2016.(Photo/Agencies)

Paramedics attend to casualties injured outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following an attack, June 28, 2016.(Photo/Agencies)

(ECNS) -- No Chinese nationals were reported injured or killed when multiple suicide bombers attacked at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Wednesday, and more than 70 Chinese tourists were evacuated from the transport hub.

After the attacks, local emergency authorities organized taxies and buses to help evacuate passengers stranded at the airport, one of the world's busiest.

About 70 to 80 Chinese passengers were evacuated safely, China Central Television reported.

It's possible that some Chinese nationals could still be at the airport, it was added.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed Islamic State (IS) for the terrorist attacks that killed 36 people and injured many others.

Three suicide bombers arrived at the airport by taxi and opened fire before blowing themselves up, said the prime minister.

  

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