Türkei: Innenminister meldet Tote bei Terroranschlag in Ankara - Interior Minister confirms: Turkey: dead in terrorist attack in Ankara

Interior Minister confirms: Turkey: dead in terrorist attack in Ankara 23.10.2024 | 15:36 | According to government sources, there has been an attack on the premises of a Turkish aerospace company in Ankara. There are dead and injured, explained Interior Minister Yerlikaya.

A Turkish flag flies in the wind. Symbolic image Source: Christian Charisius/dpa/Archive image According to government reports, there were ‘deaths and injuries’ in an attack near Ankara on Wednesday. The ‘terrorist attack’ was carried out on the premises of the Turkish Aerospace Corporation (TUSAS), Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on the X online service. An explosion and gunshots could be heard on video recordings. According to the state news agency Anadolu, employees of the company were taken to safety in bunkers. The surrounding area was cordoned off. Ankara's mayor expresses his condolences Turkish Aerospace is a developer and producer of aerospace systems such as fighter planes and drones. Among other things, Tusas co-developed the prototypes of the Turkish Kaan fighter aircraft. Ankara's mayor Mansur Yavas also stated on X that he was shocked by the terrorist attack and expressed his condolences. Source: dpa, AFP, Reuters

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