Security camera footage broadcasted from the attack depicted a man carrying a backpack and wielding an assault rifle.
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Ankara: At least five people have been killed and 22 others were injured in an attack on the headquarters of Turkiye’s aerospace and defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) near Ankara on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported citing Turkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Sharing a post on X(previously Twitter), Ali Yerlikaya said, “Two terrorists were neutralised” in the incident. He stated, “Sadly, we have 5 martyrs and 22 wounded in the attack. Three of the injured were already discharged from hospital, 19 of them under treatment.”
At the time of the attack, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was engaged in discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Erdogan strongly denounced the incident, calling it a “heinous terrorist attack,” as reported by Al Jazeera. Local media footage aired shortly after the attack, which occurred at 3:30 pm (local time), showed massive plumes of smoke and a large fire engulfing the site in Kahramankazan.
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A loud explosion rocked the site, followed by gunfire, according to local media reports. Security camera footage broadcasted from the attack depicted a man carrying a backpack and wielding an assault rifle. The images also appeared to show a woman armed with a weapon.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Turkey’s Justice Minister announced that an investigation has been launched. According to an Al Jazeera report, Minister Yerlikaya suggested the attack was “probably linked” to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been engaged in a decades-long insurgency against the government. Yerlikaya stated, “The identification process and the search for fingerprints are continuing and we will say which terrorist organisation was behind the attack,” adding that “the way in which this action was carried out is very probably linked to the PKK.”
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BRICS Summit: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte expressed solidarity with Turkey
Turkish lawmakers and global leaders have strongly condemned the attack. During his meeting with Erdogan in Kazan at the BRICS Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his “condolences in connection with the terror attack.” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte also expressed solidarity with Turkey, posting on X, “Deeply concerning reports of dead and wounded in Ankara. #NATO stands with our Ally #Turkey. We strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and are monitoring developments closely.”
