ANKARA: Turkiye mentioned on Wednesday (Oct 23) {that a} lethal assault was carried out on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) close to Ankara, whereas media reported a loud explosion on the web site and confirmed footage of an change of gunfire there.
“A terrorist assault was carried out towards the TUSAS services in Kahramankazan, Ankara. Sadly, we’ve got martyrs and injured folks,” Inside Minister Ali Yerlikaya mentioned on social media X.
The reason for the explosion and the following gunfire remained unclear, with some media reviews claiming a suicide assault had occurred. Emergency companies have been dispatched to the location, state-owned Anadolu Company reported.
Tv photographs confirmed a broken gate and a close-by conflict in a car parking zone.
TUSAS is one in every of Turkiye’s most necessary defence and aviation firms. It produces KAAN, the nation’s first nationwide fight plane, amongst different initiatives.