BREAKING NEWS >>> 36 dead and some 147 wounded in bombings at Istanbul airport

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Istanbul (CNN)[Latest developments, published at 8:05 p.m. ET]

At least 36 people have been killed and another 147 wounded in the suicide attacks at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, according to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Three bombers were also killed, Istanbul Gov. Vasip Sahin said. A total of 49 ambulances were sent to the site.

— There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.

–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a unified international fight against terrorism, saying: “Make no mistake: For terrorist organizations, there is no difference between Istanbul and London, Ankara and Berlin, Izmir and Chicago or Antalya and Rome. Unless all government and the entire mankind join forces in the fight against terrorism, much worse things than what we fear to imagine today will come true.”

— CNN journalist Joe Duran said from the airport that “Police are not letting anyone in … Hundreds of people are flooding away from airport… People are trying to get away. They’re not saying much — just the look on their face is enough, shock, some of them bleeding…”
“People are walking away bleeding, with bandages on their head.”