Turkish Travelers Land In Boston, Learn Of Terror Attacks
BOSTON (CBS) - A flight that arrived at Logan Airport was one of the last to leave Turkey's Ataturk airport before the terrorist attack there that killed dozens on Tuesday.
The Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Boston was in the air when at least three people blew themselves up at Ataturk's international terminal.
"It's really terrible. You feel that sometimes it's getting very close to you. You feel unsafe actually," said Hakam Emecen, a Turkish native who learned about the attack from his wife after landing.
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Diana Yassin said her brother was likely unaware of the attack despite spending a two-hour layover in Istanbul.
"Very devastated. We're very sad about the news. We're actually very shocked," Yassin said.
Massachusetts State Police in tactical gear and a bomb sniffing dog could be seen at Logan on Tuesday evening.
"The Massachusetts State Police and our law enforcement partners at the Commonwealth Fusion Center continue to monitor developments from today's terror attack on an Turkish airport," a State Police spokesperson wrote in a statement.