Internet Desk: Brazilian goalkeeper Andrey Nazario says he was caught up in the terror attacks in Turkey which claimed at least 41 lives, revealing that he had a gun pointed to his head amidst the tragedy.
A series of explosions were followed by gunfire at Ataturk international airport on Tuesday, with the latest death count at 41, though many more were injured.
Nazario witnessed the traumatic incident after landing at the airport and has said of the horror that swept through it.
“I didn’t know what was happening, we had no information, but then came the smell of smoke and gunpowder.”
“We saw a lot of blood on the floor and people shouting ‘terrorist’. You don’t think of anything else, except to seek shelter and have a close look to see if there’s anything suspicious around”, Andrey said.
The 32-year-old Cruizeiro shot stopper was even suspected to be a terrorist by police, who quickly began pointing guns at him.