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Turkey announces mourning day over airport attack victims

ISTANBUL, June 29 (KUNA) -- The Cabinet of Turkey announced Wednesday a national day of mourning over the victims of the Ataturk Airport attack.
The Cabinet issued an order to lower the flags to half-staff across the country and also in official Turkish bodies abroad, it said in a statement.
Earlier today, the Turkish authorities announced that the death toll of casualties of the Tuesday night's terrorist attack rose from 36 to 41, with 239 injured.(end) ta.ag