In a post on social media, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) and confirmed that it had caused several deaths and serious injuries, in what Turkish authorities described as a “terrorist attack.” .
Video from the scene, broadcast by Turkish television networks, showed gray smoke coming from what appeared to be an explosion and a man who appeared to be an attacker running with an assault rifle. Images from surveillance cameras inside the building showed two attackers, a man and a woman, with backpacks and rifles near the entrance and a body lying on the sidewalk outside.
The Turkish Interior Minister affirms that there are several dead and injured after the attack against the facilities of the Turkish aerospace and defense company TUSAS. Ali Yerlikaya did not give more details about the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries, located on the outskirts of the capital. .
“A terrorist attack has been carried out against the facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries Ankara Kahramankazan,” he wrote in a message on social media.
TUSAS is one of the largest defense and aviation companies in Türkiye. The “KAAN”, the country’s first national combat aircraft, is produced there, among other projects.
The explosion occurred while a major trade fair for the defense and aerospace industries was taking place in Istanbul, which Ukraine’s top diplomat visited this week.
The Turkish defense sector, known for its drones Bayraktarrepresents almost 80% of the country’s export income, and is expected to reach $10.2 billion in 2023.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
News in development.
With information from the New York Times and Middle East Eye.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
