The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said that there were no reports of any Indians among the casualties in the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday evening that killed 36 people and injured over 145.
MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that the Indian Consulate and Embassy tweeted the emergency contact numbers for Indians requiring assistance.
Terror attack at Istanbul Atatrk Airpt. Entry/Exit pts shut. Indians req assist, pls call +90-530-5671095/8258037/4123625/ >#IndianEmbassyTR
— India in Istanbul (@CGI_Istanbul) >June 28, 2016
“No report so far of any Indian among the casualties. Consulate has been in touch with Istanbul Governorate and the Turkish Health Ministry hotline desk,” an official statement said.
“Turkish Air flights to Delhi and Mumbai departed Istanbul last (Tuesday) night as scheduled. Both left Istanbul at around 8 p.m. Ataturk Airport operations have resumed but long delays are likely,” the statement added. The attack was carried out by three suicide bombers.
