Terrifying video of terrorist blowing himself up at Istanbul airport goes viral

Two explosions rocked Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Tuesday night killing at least 41 people and wounding around 239.  A CCTV footage showing the moment of the blast has been released by Ruptly TV.

Reports suggest that there are tell-tale signs of this being an Islamic State-orchestrated attack and even the Istanbul mayor has claimed so, but ISIS has not claimed responsibility yet.

In another video found on the micro blogging site, Twitter, the alleged bomber is seen being shot before detonating himself.

İşte o anlar. Orda o polis bombacıyı vurmasa belki daha kötü şeyler olacaktı. #AtaturkHavalimani #terörelanetolsun pic.twitter.com/7hyBzbq6iK

— SADO (@ezkici) June 28, 2016

Till now, Turkey has steered clear from engaging in any direct attack on the international terrorist group that has by far exceeded others in displays of extreme brutality.

The Ataturk airport attack could also be seen as retaliation by ISIS as rebels backed by Turkey have been battling ISIS in Syria and elsewhere for some time now.

In any case, engaging directly with ISIS looks increasingly unavoidable for Turkey at present.