Shorees and Nabil were on a five-hour layover Tuesday, waiting to return home to the United States, when three terrorists arrived by taxi, and began firing at the terminal entrance.
"I literally ordered salad, and a pizza slice," said Nabil, speaking to CNN`s Ivan Watson. "When the guy turned to put the slice in the oven, I heard the gunshots from afar."
Nabil admitted to some dark thoughts.
"My worst nightmare is haunting us now," he remembered thinking. "This was the moment when I realized that I`d lose my new family that I just made. Everything I dreamed for."
Fearing the worst, Nabil recorded a mobile phone message to his family, speaking in Arabic, and asking for prayers.
Forty-five minutes later, faith delivered for the couple, as they safely emerged from hiding, finding a bloody scene and a vast collection of first responders.
Shorees was rushed to the hospital, treated for bruises sustained during frantic trampling inside the terminal. Superficial wounds will heal, but recovery wouldn`t begin until she`d fled her Turkish nightmare.
The couple caught a flight to America from another Istanbul airport, hoping to soon forget the last stop of their European honeymoon.
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