Not less than 5 folks killed in assault on high Turkish defence agency: Right here's what we all know

Two attackers killed 5 folks and wounded 22 others in what the Turkish authorities has referred to as a terrorist assault on the headquarters of a defence agency within the capital Ankara.

Witnesses stated they heard gunfire and an explosion within the assault on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) in a single day.

Turkish inside minister Ali Yerlikaya stated each attackers had been killed after the assault, including two of the injured are in crucial situation. TV broadcasters confirmed footage of armed assailants getting into the TUSAS constructing close to the capital metropolis.

“Two terrorists had been neutralised within the terror assault on the TUSAS Ankara Kahramankazan website,” Yerlikaya stated.

“Sadly, we have now 5 martyrs and 22 wounded within the assault. Three of the injured had been already discharged from hospital, 19 of them underneath therapy,” he stated.

Türkiye’s inside minister stated 5 folks have been killed and 22 others wounded within the assault. Supply: AP / Mert Gokhan Koc

Who was behind the assault?

Yerlikaya stated the perpetrators had been “extremely seemingly” members of the outlawed Kurdistan Employees’ Get together (PKK).

“The fashion of the act reveals that it’s extremely seemingly the PKK that carried out the assault. As soon as identification is accomplished and different proof turns into clearer, we are going to share extra concrete info with you,” he stated.

CCTV footage shows two persons carrying guns and backpacks.

CCTV footage confirmed two folks with weapons and backpacks throughout the assault on the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence firm on the outskirts of Ankara. Credit score: AP

Turkish air forces performed airstrikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria and destroyed 32 PKK targets, the defence ministry stated on Wednesday, including that many PKK members had been killed.

Prosecutors have launched an investigation, the state-run Anadolu Company reported.

Widespread condemnation

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a BRICS convention within the Russian metropolis of Kazan, condemned the assault and accepted Putin’s condolences. NATO, america and the European Union additionally condemned the assault.

Witnesses advised Reuters that workers contained in the constructing had been taken to shelters by the authorities and no-one had been permitted to depart for just a few hours. They stated the blasts they heard could have taken place at completely different exits as workers had been leaving work for the day.

Broadcasters confirmed pictures of a broken gate and photographs of an change of gunfire in a parking zone, in addition to the 2 attackers carrying assault rifles and backpacks as they entered the constructing. Ambulances and helicopters later arrived.

What’s TUSAS?

TUSAS is Turkey’s largest aerospace producer, presently producing coaching craft, fight and civilian helicopters, in addition to growing the nation’s first indigenous fighter jet, KAAN. Owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Basis and the federal government, it employs greater than 10,000 folks.