Istanbul Airport Fire

A large cloud of black smoke covers Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey, May 24, 2006. A huge fire engulfed the cargo section and temporarily halted air traffic. The cause of the fire, which turned blue skies into a large cloud of black smoke, was not known, and it was not clear whether it was terrorism related.

A man runs as plumes of smoke rise from Ataturk International Airport May 24, 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey. A fire, believed to be caused by a short circuit, broke out.

Flames and plumes of smoke rise from Ataturk International Airport May 24, 2006 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Airport employees and firemen rush to the cargo section at the Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

A large cloud of black smoke covers the cargo section of the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

With a large cloud of black smoke in the background, aircraft sit at the tarmac of the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

A firefighting plane drops its load over the cargo section at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

A firefighting plane downs its payload over the cargo section at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

Turkish riot police stand guard as a firefighting plane downs its payload over the cargo section at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

A Turkish policeman sends away journalists from the fire scene at the cargo section of the Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

People flee fire at Ataturk airport, Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2006.

Fire in the cargo area at Ataturk airport, Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2006.