Al-anwar Newspaper English news in Australia
EDITED BY KALAHAN DENG
Their voices rose in the vast terminal of one of the world’s busiest airports. They were ordinary people — children reuniting with relatives, a father looking for his son, weary business travelers, airport cafeteria workers and uniformed security guards.
Their distinct accents, faces and attire reflected the diversity of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, a bustling crossroads bridging Europe, the Middle East, and the rest of Asia. They are among the 44 people killed when terrorists stormed the airport Tuesday, opened fire and detonated explosives.
The victims were mostly Turkish. Six were Saudis. Other fatalities included three Palestinians, two Iraqis, one Tunisian, one Chinese, one Iranian, one Ukrainian, one Jordanian and one person from Uzbekistan, according to Turkish officials.
Here are some of their stories:
Huda Amiri and her aunts Kerime Amiri, Zehra Amiri, Meryem Amiri
Muhammed Amiri gently passed his hand over the casket that held the body of his 8-year-old daughter Huda. She had arrived in Istanbul on Tuesday from a family visit.
Outside the terminal waiting for a taxi, Huda was killed along with her three aunts: Kerime Amiri, 24; Zehra Amiri, 16; Meryem Amiri, 14.
