Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Elliott good evening. Scott is on assignment. Im josh elliott. Well, tonight, turkey is is blaming isis for the terrorist attack at the airport in istanbul. C. I. A. Director john brennan says it bears the hallmarkes of isis depravity. Three suicide bombers were determined to inflict the most carnage they could. More than 200 were hurt. 42 were killed. And today, the first funerals were held. Holly williams begins our coverage tonight in istanbul. Reporter these people sprinted for their lives, captured on security video just before one of the blasts tore through istanbuls main airport. And one of the attackers is captured in these shaky images after being shot down, he writhes on the ground before also blowing helms up. The attack was coordinated and bloody. Three separate locations hit by three suicide bombers who apparently arrived by taxi. But its just the latest in a spate of deadly bombings here in turkey
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Members of the canadian parliament, trashing donald trump. And just keep swimming Michael Phelps qualifies for a historic fifth trip to the olympics. Why he says this one will be more memorable than the rest. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Both turkey and us Officials Say they are increasingly convinced the deadly attack at istanbuls main airport was the work of isis. At least 42 people were killed, including 13 foreigners. Another 239 were wounded. Many of the victims were wounded by the gunfire that proceeded the bombings. Two suicide bombers got inside the terminal. The third attacker detonated his bomb outside as people tried to get away. Hais morning, police in turkey raids targeting suspected members of isis and nine people have been detained. Holly williams has more from istanbuls airport. Reporter these people sprinted for their lives. Captured on security video just before one of the
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Also blowing helms up. The attack was coordinated and bloody. Three separate locations hit by three suicide bombers who apparently arrived by taxi. But its just the latest in a spate of deadly bombings here in turkey. Thomas kemper of atlanta, georgia, was waiting for a connecting flight. The blast was first. That really woke me up from the short nap. And then the shooting. You heard really gunfire, and then the people started running immediately. And you just ran. You just ran with them. Reporter Richard Kalnins of connecticut told us he and his wife spent three hours trapped inside the airport. There was really no place to go. No place to hide. Hearing about explosions and hearing about gunfire but having nowhere to go. Its a feeling of terror. Reporter theres an extra layer of security at this airport before you even get into the building. But it doesnt seem to have stopped two of the attackers from getting