Istanbul airport attack death toll rises to 41 after triple suicide bombing

The death toll following a triple suicide bombing and gun attack on Istanbul's Ataturk istanbul airport has risen to 41, the city's governor's office has said.

Three gunmen armed with AK-47s opened fire at the airport before blowing themselves up.

A statement on the governor's website said 37 of the victims have been identified, including 10 foreign nationals and three people with dual citizenship.

It went on to say 239 people were injured in the attack, but 109 have been discharged from hospitals.

CCTV footage shared on social media showed two of the detonations, at least one of which came after police fired at and wounded an attacker.

The third gunman was reported to have blown himself up in the car park outside.

A Turkish official said earlier 23 Turkish citizens and 13 foreign nations had been killed in the attack.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said so far all indications pointed to Isis being behind the attack.

He said the attackers arrived at the airport in a taxi, and they were able to launch the attack without going through security checks.

"This [attack] has shown once again that terrorism is a global threat," he said. "This is a heinous planned attack that targeted innocent people."

"The findings of our security forces point at the Daesh organisation as the perpetrators of this terror attack," Mr Yildirim told reporters at the airport, using another name for Isis.

"Even though the indications suggest Daesh, our investigations are continuing.

"What is noteworthy is that this attack came at a time when our country is putting up a merciless fight against separatist terrorism and recording significant success,” Mr Yildirim said.

Some flights have now resumed at the airport, including the lifting of a blanket ban on all flights to and from the US.