NEWS HEADLINES: Terrorist Attack On Turkish Defense Company Leaves At Least 3 Dead And 14 Wounded – One America News Network

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Turkish police officers gather as an armed personnel vehicle drives along a road in Kahramankazan, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Ankara on October 23, 2024, near the gate of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), after a huge explosion outside the headquarters left a number of people “dead and injured”, Turkey’s interior minister said, describing it as a “terrorist attack”. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
9:23 AM – Wednesday, October 23, 2024

At least three people have been killed and 14 were wounded in a “terrorist attack” at one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday, according to Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya.

🇹🇷Terrorist attack in Ankara.

Unknown persons attacked the headquarters of the Turkish Space Agency.

After the explosion at the entrance, the militants broke into the building and took hostages. There are dead and wounded.

It is still unknown who exactly carried out the… pic.twitter.com/i7vPQtGjqM

— Intel Slava (@Intel_Slava) October 23, 2024

Armed assailants carried out the deadly “terror” attack in Ankara, on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters, said Yerlikaya. Two attackers were killed, he added.

“I condemn this heinous attack. Our fight will continue with determination and determination until the last terrorist is neutralized,” Yerlikaya said. “May God have mercy on our martyrs. I wish a speedy recovery to our injured.”

Video from the scene broadcast by local news outlets showed massive clouds of smoke and a large fire raging at the site.

Report of a terror attack in #Ankara #Turkey – several people have been killed by attackers, gunfight and explosion have been heard. Hostage situation seems to be reported.

***What does the first picture remind you of …😕 pic.twitter.com/49HOffzqvT

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Haberturk TV said there was an ongoing “hostage situation,” without giving further details, while the private NTV television spoke of gunshots after an initial explosion at about 4 p.m. local time (8 a.m. Eastern).

There was no immediate information to suggest who might be behind the attack on the facility, which manufactures fighter jets and other military equipment for NATO’s second largest military after the United States.

Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said an investigation has been launched into the attack.

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TUSAS was incorporated into Turkey’s Ministry of Industry and Technology in 1973 in order to reduce the “foreign dependence” of the country’s defense industry, according to the company’s website.

“This is one of the biggest, largest defense companies in the country. It’s producing armed drones and fighter jets,” Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for the news outlet Middle East Eye, told CNN.

Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is “tracking reports” of the attack, according to reports.

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, said he has spoken with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the “deeply concerning” attack. “NATO stands with Turkey,” he said.

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