Five people were killed and 22 others were injured in a terrorist attack that targeted the main facility of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the capital Ankara Wednesday afternoon, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the blast heard outside the premises was a terrorist attack. He said five people died, and 22 others were wounded in the attack. He noted that two of the injured were in critical condition.
While no terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, the interior minister said initial findings point to the PKK terrorist group as the perpetrator of the attack but the process to identify terrorists is still ongoing and that an official statement would be made once the probe is completed.
Yerlikaya noted that Turkish security forces neutralized two terrorists, a male and a female. The security forces are trying to identify the terrorists, the minister said, adding that the name of the terrorist group would be announced accordingly.
***19:34
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), APA's Türkiye correspondent reports.
He expressed Allah's mercy for those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Erdoğan stated that 4 people were killed in the attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also condemned the terrorist act during his meeting with his counterpart R. T. Erdoğan and expressed his condolences.
*** 18:59
Three people have died and 14 others have been injured as a result of the terrorist attack in Ankara, Türkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated, APA reports.
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Two of the three terrorists who carried out an attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) in Ankara's Kahramankazan district have been neutralized, APA's Türkiye correspondent reports.
The operation to neutralize the remaining terrorist is ongoing by special police forces.
Note that the Republic of Türkiye’s Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the terror attack.
*** 17:41
The shooting in front of the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ) located in the Kahramankazan district of Ankara is ongoing, APA's Turkish correspondent reports.
According to the reports, there are hostages inside.
*** 17:20
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard at the main facility of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) in the capital Ankara on Wednesday afternoon, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.
Media outlets reported an exchange of gunfire, though it is not clear whether it was a terrorist attack.
The cause of the explosion and the subsequent gunfire remained unclear, with some media reports claiming a suicide attack had occurred. Emergency services were dispatched to the site.
Unconfirmed reports said three gunmen tried to storm the premises and an armed clash broke out subsequently.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stressed that a terrorist incident took place on the X platform, and there were dead and injured people.
