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    Former wrestler killed in Istanbul airport attack

    Serkan Türk, former national wrestler for Turkey, was among those killed in the terrorist attack at the international airport in Istanbul Tuesday, according to multiple media reports. He was 24.

    Serkan Türk
    The attack killed 44 people including Türk, and wounded approximately 280 others at Ataturk International Airport when a trio of terrorists stormed Europe's third-busiest airport and opened fire with rifles before detonating bombs.

    "United World Wrestling sends its condolences to the Turkish wrestling community after the loss of Serkan Turk during the Ataturk Airport bombing," is the message posted at the Facebook page for the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling.

    Originally from Samsun, Turkey, Türk was a former national wrestler lived who in Istanbul. He graduated from Trakya University last year after studying physical education, according to NPR.

    Asst. Prof. Ilhan Toksoz of Trakya University said Türk "was a young man who loved his country and was full of life."

    Naciye Cinar, a mother of one of Türk neighbors, told reporters that Türk was there to pick her up. "Serkan noticed that something was wrong and got inside the terminal building to find me," she said, according to the BBC. "The bomb exploded as soon as he got inside."

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