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Steven Nabil: Iraqi-American Journalist Live Tweets Istanbul Airport Attack

At around 10:30 p.m. local time, gunmen opened fired and detonated explosives at the international terminal inside Instanbul Ataturk Airport.

Steven Nabil, an Iraqi-American journalist (per his Twitter bio) was heading home to New York after his honeymooon, when he and his wife nearly got caught in the crossfire.

Nabil’s play-by-play account of how they escaped is nothing short of miraculous.

“We just left the aiport. My wife was injured during the attack,” he tweeted.

“We were face to face with the attacker while he sprayed I ran back got my wife pulled her to store broke in and waited in terror while he was shooting outside the store.we barely made it.

“My wife was sitting at nero cafe while i went 3rd floor to get food from sabbaro.

“Heard shots ran fast toward her.

“people Came down the stairs to see the court empty and the terrorist firing toward us.

“carried her arm and ran around sitting ducks we then took cover in a closet inside a hair salon.

“The 45 minutes we were sitting ducks waiting to find out who will open the door.”

The death toll is still being counted as of press time, but NBC News reported at 7:50 p.m. ET 35 dead and “over a hundred” injured.

One witness told NBC that he spotted three suicide bombers.  Another said he heard blasts in a parking lot, where an attacker was seen shooting an AK-47 before blowing himself up.

Then, yet another blew himself up in arrivals, while one more suspect was seen by police who then yelled “suicide bomber.”

He then detonated his explosives.

Details on the attack are still coming in, and one witness told Voices of America what he saw.

“There were two small explosions and then a large one. People scattered everywhere,” he explained.

“They didn’t know where to go. We were waiting for my sister, but couldn’t find her. We’re [still] waiting.”

Istanbul Airport Bombing Leaves Dozens Dead, Over 60 Injured

Tragedy has struck Istanbul.

According to The Associated Press, at least 28 people were killed and 60 injured when three explosions, along with gunfire, erupted in the Istanbul Ataturk airport on Tuesday.

A significant number of suicide bombers detonated themselves, various outlets confirm, after an exchange of gunfire with police.

These attacks were confirmed by the State Department, which took to Twitter and wrote:

“Multiple casualties and wounded reported at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport in #Turkey.”

The account added:

“US Consulate working to determine if US citizens are among victims in #Turkey. Updates forthcoming.”

Reports coming in state that there were at minimum three bombers involved in the attack and that they used automatic weapons against authorities before taking their own lives.

“There was a huge explosion, extremely loud,” Ali Tekin, who was waiting at arrivals for a guest when the attack took place, told Reuters.

“The roof came down. Inside the airport it is terrible, you can’t recognize it. The damage is big.”

South African tourists Paul and Susie Roos also went over the horrific experience with The Associated Press.

“We came up from the arrivals to the departures, up the escalator when we heard these shots going off,” Paul explained.

“There was this guy going roaming around, he was dressed in black and he had a hand gun.”

Taxis are ferrying the wounded from the airport, according to reports.

All flights have been canceled for the time being.

Pictures taken outside of the International terminal have depicted emergency crews collecting the dead in body bags and heavily armed soldiers standing guard.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport is one of the busiest international airports in the world, handling 62 million passengers a year.

Our condolences go out to the loved ones of the victims.

Istanbul Airport Bombing Leaves Dozens Dead, Over 60 Injured

Tragedy has struck Istanbul.

According to The Associated Press, at least 28 people were killed and 60 injured when three explosions, along with gunfire, erupted in the Istanbul Ataturk airport on Tuesday.

A significant number of suicide bombers detonated themselves, various outlets confirm, after an exchange of gunfire with police.

These attacks were confirmed by the State Department, which took to Twitter and wrote:

“Multiple casualties and wounded reported at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport in #Turkey.”

The account added:

“US Consulate working to determine if US citizens are among victims in #Turkey. Updates forthcoming.”

Reports coming in state that there were at minimum three bombers involved in the attack and that they used automatic weapons against authorities before taking their own lives.

“There was a huge explosion, extremely loud,” Ali Tekin, who was waiting at arrivals for a guest when the attack took place, told Reuters.

“The roof came down. Inside the airport it is terrible, you can’t recognize it. The damage is big.”

South African tourists Paul and Susie Roos also went over the horrific experience with The Associated Press.

“We came up from the arrivals to the departures, up the escalator when we heard these shots going off,” Paul explained.

“There was this guy going roaming around, he was dressed in black and he had a hand gun.”

Taxis are ferrying the wounded from the airport, according to reports.

All flights have been canceled for the time being.

Pictures taken outside of the International terminal have depicted emergency crews collecting the dead in body bags and heavily armed soldiers standing guard.

Istanbul Ataturk Airport is one of the busiest international airports in the world, handling 62 million passengers a year.

Our condolences go out to the loved ones of the victims.