Aerospace Facility in Ankara Attacked by Terrorists, Casualties Confirmed: Turkish Officials

Published on October 23, 2024

The headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara came under “terrorist attack” on the afternoon of Oct. 23, causing casualties, according to Turkish officials. Speaking on the X messaging platform, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that a number of people had been killed in the attack, although he did not provide a figure. “A terrorist attack was carried out against the TUSAS facilities,” Yerlikaya wrote. “Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people,” he added. According to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, an explosion was heard—followed by gunshots—at the facility, which is located in Ankara’s Kahramankazan district. Turkish security forces, the news agency said, are in the process of neutralizing “terrorists.”...

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