Police fired shots in the air at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Sunday morning after two suspects on a motorcycle refused to stop at a checkpoint, Istanbul’s Governor Vasip Sahin.
Sahin tweeted early on Sunday morning that two suspects at the airport were detained and were not carrying any weapons or explosives.
Sahin stated that the airport remained open to passengers.
According to initial reports, one suspect immediately surrendered to security forces after police fired shots in the air, while the other was caught two hours later.
Police seized one knife and an electroshock device on the motorbike, which was detonated by bomb disposal experts.
Initial examinations
The suspects, identified as Syrian-origin Muhammed H. and Mecnun K., had no links to terrorism according to initial examinations. However, the latter reportedly had five criminal records of robbery, reported Hurriyet.
Earlier on Sunday morning, vehicles were stopped from entering and leaving the airport during the police pursuit, reported Dogan News Agency.
Turkish Airlines’ press officer tweeted that departures from Ataturk Airport continued on schedule following the incident.
In June, suicide bombers suspected of belonging to so-called Islamic State killed 41 people and wounded some 240 others with gunfire and explosives at the airport.
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