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Turkish security hailed for saving many lives
One officer sacrificed his own life to save others. Also, tourists report many "random acts of kindness" by Turkish strangers to help them.
"We don't know for sure, but it certainly seems that a lot of lives were saved because these guys were not allowed into the airport," said NBC News security analyst Evan Kohlmann, co-founder of Flashpoint Intelligence, an international terrorism research organization.
"A lot of credit is due to Turkish airport security and police here," Kohlmann said.
Speaking of the officer who confronted one of the bombers, he said: "This guy sacrificed his life in order to save other people, and that does say something. It's hard to imagine that that didn't save lives — it certainly seems like that may have saved quite a few lives."
"A lot of credit is due to Turkish airport security and police here," Kohlmann said.
Speaking of the officer who confronted one of the bombers, he said: "This guy sacrificed his life in order to save other people, and that does say something. It's hard to imagine that that didn't save lives — it certainly seems like that may have saved quite a few lives."
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/istanbul-ataturk-airport-attack/turkish-security-hailed-saving-many-lives-airport-attack-n600786