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British traveller describes scene at Istanbul airport

A woman who landed in Istanbul airport just as a gun and bomb attack occurred has described the "shocking" scene as she was evacuated.

Heather Nelson from Bolton was changing flights at Ataturk when the attack that killed thirty-six people and injured 140 more took place.

Heather said as they were evacuated through the airport there was "blood everywhere" and that it looked like scenes "from a movie".

Turkey's prime minister has warned that foreign nationals are likely to be among those killed.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on June 29 2016.

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