https://www.scmp.com/rss/322895/feed On 28 June, 2016, three suspected Islamic State group members opened fire and detonated suicide bombs inside the international terminal of Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Türkiye. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If Industry 4.0 is about how every device and industry is now connected, “Terrorism 4.0” is about how we are all now connected in a battlefield that looks to span the entire globe. This does not mean we are all soldiers in that war; it merely means we are all in the line of fire. Where terrorism was once predominantly about relatively localised violence in pursuit of relatively localised goals, it now does not seem to matter where the victims are located, as long as they fit a broad profile. If... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3009354/line-fire-how-terrorism-links-world-internet-age?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3009354/line-fire-how-terrorism-links-world-internet-age?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 May 2019 00:30:11 +0000 The suicide attackers who launched the deadly Istanbul airport assault were planning to take dozens of passengers hostage, Turkish media reported Friday, as CCTV of the bombers’ faces emerged. Turkish officials have pointed blame at the Islamic State jihadist group for Tuesday night’s gun and bomb spree at Ataturk airport, which left 44 people dead including 19 foreigners. “They say they are doing this in the name of Islam,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on a visit to Istanbul. “That has... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/1984157/istanbul-airport-bombers-planned-take-hostages-during-attack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/1984157/istanbul-airport-bombers-planned-take-hostages-during-attack?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:27:09 +0000 The Turkish authorities suspect Islamic State is responsible for the suicide shooting-bombing that took at least 41 lives and injured more than 240 at Istanbul airport. Otherwise, they might have blamed the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), because the government of President Reccep Erdogan has been fighting on two fronts. Erdogan has rallied his people to stand with the government against both threats. The government, however, ought to consider whether it can focus its efforts on the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1983753/attack-turkey-reminder-we-cannot-let-our-guard-down?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1983753/attack-turkey-reminder-we-cannot-let-our-guard-down?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:14:55 +0000 The horrors unfolded in front of Mert Akbalik in the arrivals hall of the airport shortly after he finished his shift. He pointed to where he said the gunmen entered Istanbul’s international airport, where he hid and where he saw shattered glass, pools of blood and one of the worst terrorist attacks in Turkey’s modern history. He also pointed to the signs of resilience. By Wednesday evening, less than 24 hours after the attack, the glass and blood had been removed. Amid a heavy police presence,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1983422/were-sad-were-scared-day-after-istanbul-airport-attack-turks-count-cost?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1983422/were-sad-were-scared-day-after-istanbul-airport-attack-turks-count-cost?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jun 2016 01:22:13 +0000 A petrified honeymoon couple hugged each other inside a hair salon cupboard as shots rang out outside, praying the gunmen rampaging through Istanbul’s airport would not find them. Other survivors crouched under check-in counters frantically weighing up whether to stay put or flee. Amid the chaos, some watched the horror unfold on smartphones or told their stories live on social media. Many were left not knowing for hours whether loved ones were alive or dead. Islamic State group blamed for... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1983035/istanbul-airport-scene-gunfire-bombs-and-sirens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1983035/istanbul-airport-scene-gunfire-bombs-and-sirens?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:57:36 +0000 The bombing at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Tuesday is the latest in a wave of terror attacks in Turkey as it grapples with growing unrest spilling over from the civil war raging in neighbouring Syria. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack at the airport, but Turkey has been a target of both Islamic State terrorists and Kurdish separatists during the past year. Islamic State group blamed for suicide attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, as death toll rises to 36 The growing... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1983030/why-turkey-vulnerable-growing-terror-attacks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1983030/why-turkey-vulnerable-growing-terror-attacks?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2016 06:19:50 +0000 About 90 Chinese citizens have been evacuated from Istanbul’s main international airport after a deadly suicide attack in Turkey, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. All were unharmed and there were no reports of injuries, said foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Citing the Chinese embassy, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday night that no Chinese citizens were among the 41 killed in the attack. But Reuters and the Associated Press both cited anonymous Turkish officials... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1982940/dozens-chinese-citizens-evacuated-istanbul-airport-80?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1982940/dozens-chinese-citizens-evacuated-istanbul-airport-80?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:15:30 +0000 Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is operating under tighter security following a terrorist attack at Istanbul, Turkey’s Ataturk Airport that killed at least 36 people and injured at least another 140. Three attackers targeted one of the airport’s entry points and one reportedly fired a Kalashnikov. Police fired shots to try to stop two of the attackers from reaching a security checkpoint, but the attackers reportedly blew themselves up. “We have an increased security presence at the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/1982935/vancouver-international-airport-beefs-security-wake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/1982935/vancouver-international-airport-beefs-security-wake?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2016 02:30:15 +0000 Turkish investigators are poring over video footage and witness statements after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up in Istanbul’s main airport, killing 41 people and wounding 239. The attack on Europe’s third-busiest airport was the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings this year in Turkey, part of the US-led coalition against Islamic State and struggling to contain spillover from neighbouring Syria’s war. Istanbul airport: a scene of gunfire,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1982819/islamic-state-group-blamed-suicide-attack-istanbuls-ataturk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1982819/islamic-state-group-blamed-suicide-attack-istanbuls-ataturk?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:45:00 +0000