Shots reported at Istanbul Ataturk Airport

watch_later Saturday, November 5, 2016

Flights at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport were grounded and the airport partially shut down after police fired shots at a motorcyclist at security checkpoint, according to a Turkish official and local media reports.

Flights returned to normal around 130 AM local time, a Turkish Airlines official tweeted.

One more person was being sought, with CNN Turk reporting that he was apprehended in the parking lot.

Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said no explosives or weapons were found “upon initial examination.”

Isis claimed a car bomb in southeast Turkey after its leaders called for renewed attacks in Turkey earlier this week.


Flights have returned to normal after airport partially shut down.