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"The bombs that exploded in Istanbul today could have gone off at any airport in any city around the world," he said, quoted BBC.

 

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Islamic State could be behind the attack when three terrorists with guns and bombs went on a killing spree in the Ataturk International Airport, one of the busiest in the world. 

 

Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel tweeted: "Our thoughts are with the victims of the attacks at Istanbul's airport. We condemn these atrocious acts of violence."

 

 

NATO Secretary General Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has condemned the terrorist attack.

"I strongly condemn the horrific attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. My thoughts are with the families of the victims, those injured and the people of Turkey," he said in a statement.

"There can be no justification for terrorism. NATO Allies stand in solidarity with Turkey, united in our determination to fight terrorism in all its forms," he said.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of 28 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. Turkey is a member of NATO.