According to reports, all entrances and exits to the airport have been sealed after two men on a motorcycle refused an order to stop and were shot at by police. The two men have reportedly been taken into custody.
BREAKING: All entry and exit points at Istanbul's Atatürk airport have been closed after gunman opens fire — @DailySabah pic.twitter.com/PLoY4liojP
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) November 5, 2016
UPDATE: Two suspects were on the motorcycle, one was shot by police, reports that police are searching for second attacker #Istanbul airport pic.twitter.com/Et316NnWVx
— The News Center (@The_News_center) November 5, 2016
Local media reports suspicious package is about to be detonated.
The airpost is closed at the moment, with no information yet on arriving or departing flghts.
In June, 45 people were killed and 230 were injured in a shooting and suicide bombing attack at the same airport.