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Several feared killed in a terrorist attack in Turkey’s Ankara on Wednesday. The terrorists targeted the main facility of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya corroborated that terrorists targeted the premises of the Turkish aerospace and defense company TUSAŞ.
“A terrorist attack was carried out against the Turkish Aerospace Industries… Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people,” Yerlikaya wrote on X.
As per reports, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it has been suggested that the PKK or ISIL may be behind it. The attack reportedly took place during a security change. The terrorists entered in a taxi, and one of them detonated a bomb while the others managed to get inside the defense complex.
Earlier, gunshots were also heard in the complex. Security forces and ambulances were rushed to the spot.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc confirmed that an investigation had been launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. “An investigation has been launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the treacherous terrorist attack, with one chief prosecutor and eight public prosecutors assigned to the case,” he said.
The Centre for Combating Disinformation also urged caution, asking the public to avoid spreading “unfounded” claims and to wait for official updates on the situation.
Witnesses reported explosions and gunfire at TAI’s facilities in the Kahramankazan district of Ankara. Security forces, firefighters, and paramedics were quickly dispatched to the scene, and employees were directed to shelters as a precaution, Anadolu reported.
Turkish Deputy Parliament Speaker Celal Adan strongly condemned the attack, stating: “We condemn this treacherous terrorist attack. No act of terrorism can divert our country from its path. They will drown in the blood they have shed.”
(With Agency Inputs)
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