Airport Security Stepped Up in Istanbul Amid Growing Terror Threat

Security measures have been expanded to their highest level across Istanbul’s two international airports in response to the threat of terrorist attacks, according to the Dogan news service.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Turkish National Police has sent a letter to the airports instructing them to expand thorough searches to new categories of passengers, including children, pregnant women, the disabled and the elderly.

The warning comes less than a week after a suicide bomber previously thought to be as young as 12 years old killed scores at a wedding in southeast Turkey’s Gaziantep.

Reports emerged Tuesday that Daesh terrorists trained at least 150 militants, including suicide bombers, for attacks across Turkey's areas most frequented by tourists. The terrorist organization banned in countries including Russia is blamed for the June 28 triple bombing and shootings at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul that killed 44 people, including 19 foreigners, and wounded 239.