Stunning video purportedly shows police officer shooting suicide bomber in Turkish airport

OH. MY. GOD. https://t.co/hIFjxbPrha

— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) June 28, 2016

As Twitchy told you, a reported 28 people (at least) are dead — and many more injured — after gun- and grenade-wielding suicide bombers detonated themselves at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.

But in the midst of the tragedy, stories of heroism have emerged. Stories like this:

https://twitter.com/agirecudi/status/747905768586883072

Incredible.

This is a genuine "oh my God"-level video. https://t.co/b58Ho2uNei

— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) June 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/lmnopg/status/747910547799162880

Saved a ton of lives https://t.co/2fbirSHJiE

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 28, 2016

God bless that police officer.

NBC News’ Richard Engel also reports:

Wiitness to #IstanbulAttack says he saw a police officer wrestle a suicide bomber to the ground. the attacker then detonated his bomb.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) June 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/MrDewMaster/status/747893272954150912

He certainly did.

https://twitter.com/Treezilla/status/747899796694851584

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A Hero. Prayers.

— Mariana Tanner (@Jezebel3744) June 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/wayne1161956/status/747893346388025344

To the Officer, RIP Brave One. Thank you for saving other lives.

— Executive Producer ????? ? (@davidinsearchof) June 28, 2016

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.

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Related:

Two explosions, multiple injuries, possible gunfire reported at Turkey’s Ataturk airport; 10 28 reported killed