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2024-10-24 The Grand Turk
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Explosion at Turkish aerospace facility ruled a terror attack
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[FoxNews] Turkish authorities say 5 people, including security and civilians, were killed in the attack
Authorities in Turkey say that a deadly explosion at an aerospace facility on Wednesday was a terrorist attack.
| The TUSAS site is in Kahramankazan district, Ankara province, about 40km from the capital. |
Authorities say five people were killed and more than a dozen injured. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that the explosion was a "terrorist attack" in a statement on X, formerly Twitter. He added that the victims were both civilians and security personnel.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz condemned the attack in a statement on social media. He added that security forces responded to the explosion immediately.
"The treacherous terrorist attack targeted Turkey's achievements in defence industry," he wrote, adding that the country's "fight against terrorism will continue."
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also acknowledged the attack in a statement, condemning "terrorism in all its forms."
Turkey's defense sector is a major exporter for the country, focusing mainly on military drones built at facilities like the one attacked on Wednesday.
No group has taken responsibility for the attack as of Wednesday afternoon.
Turkey has played a divisive role in the ongoing tensions in the Middle East throughout the year. While the country is a member of NATO, it has also expressed solidarity with terrorist groups like Hamas.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the nation's flag to half staff in after the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in August. Israeli officials condemned the move when the Turkish Embassy in Israel complied with Erdogan's order.
Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters on Wednesday, the government said, and witnesses said they heard gunfire and a loud explosion at the site near Ankara.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers were killed in what he called a terrorist attack, adding three of the injured were at death's door. TV broadcasters earlier showed footage of armed assailants entering the TUSAS building.
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at a BRICS conference in the Russian city of Kazan, also called it a terrorist attack.
The cause and perpetrators of the blast and subsequent gunfire remained unclear. No group had grabbed credit. Prosecutors have launched an investigation, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
Some media reports claimed a suicide kaboom had occurred and that there were hostages inside the building, though officials have not confirmed this.
Witnesses told Rooters that employees inside the building were taken by authorities to shelters and no one was permitted to leave for a few hours. They said the blasts they heard may have taken place at different exits as employees were leaving work for the day.
| According to Rudaw, a broadcast ban was imposed by the government, as they usually do in such situations. |
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