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Television channel ] said that a number of assailants arrived at the headquarters by taxi.<ref name="abcnews1">{{Cite web |title=Turkish media report explosion and gunfire at premise of a state aerospace company |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-media-report-explosion-gunfire-premise-state-aerospace-115061547 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="skynews1"/> A video circulated on social media showing a large explosion at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters. According to local media, an explosion occurred at the site, and was followed by gunfire.<ref name="cnn1"/><ref name="skynews1"/> CCTV footage reportedly showed a man and a woman carrying ]s. NTV said the attackers may have taken employees at the facility hostage.<ref name="abcnews1"/>
A video circulated on social media showing a large explosion at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters. According to local media, an explosion occurred at the site, and was followed by gunfire.<ref name="cnn1"/><ref name="skynews1"/> CCTV footage reportedly showed a man and a woman carrying ]s. Television channel ] said that a number of assailants arrived at the headquarters by taxi, and that the attackers may have taken employees at the facility hostage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkish media report explosion and gunfire at premise of a state aerospace company |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-media-report-explosion-gunfire-premise-state-aerospace-115061547 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="skynews1"/>
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Revision as of 15:31, 23 October 2024
Attack at aerospace company headquarters in Ankara
On 23 October 2024, multiple people were killed in a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters in Kahramankazan, near Ankara, Turkey. Interior MinisterAli Yerlikaya wrote on X that three people were killed in the attack and that 14 others were wounded. He added that two suspects were "neutralized."
Attack
Television channel NTV said that a number of assailants arrived at the headquarters by taxi. A video circulated on social media showing a large explosion at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters. According to local media, an explosion occurred at the site, and was followed by gunfire. CCTV footage reportedly showed a man and a woman carrying assault rifles. NTV said the attackers may have taken employees at the facility hostage.
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Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X that "A terrorist attack was carried out against the Turkish Aerospace Industries... Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people." Mansur Yavaş, the mayor of Ankara, said that he was "saddened" by the incident. NATO secretary generalMark Rutte said, "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." Justice MinisterYılmaz Tunç said that an investigation had been launched.
