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Serious Terrorists attack Aerospace headquarters in Ankara
That's all I use, I don't have Facebook sorry. Maybe someone else can add to it from another platform?
Turkey attack latest: Four killed in 'terror attack'; first images show suspected gunman
Four people have been killed in an apparent terror attack in Turkey at the headquarters of a defence and aerospace company. Local media reported a loud explosion and showed footage of an exchange of gunfire at the site in Ankara.
A “terrorist attack” on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries, a large Turkish defense and aviation company near the capital, Ankara, left at least four people dead and 14 injured Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Two attackers were also killed, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement. He told local media outlets that of the two attackers killed, one was male and one was female, and that of the injured, three were in critical condition. Efforts to identify the attackers were ongoing, he said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility. Apparent footage of the attack, which was broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media but has not been independently verified, shows gun-wielding assailants opening fire, and smoke from an explosion.
Police secure the area after an attack Wednesday at the Turkish Aerospace and Aviation Center's headquarters in Ankara. (Necati Savas/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported that “an explosion and gunshots were heard on Wednesday” at the facility, adding that security forces, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area. The agency, citing local reports, said personnel at the facility were directed to shelters during the attack.
Erdogan briefly addressed the events during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. “I condemn this heinous terror attack,” he said.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, or TUSAS, a state-owned military manufacturer that is part of Turkey’s burgeoning indigenous defense industry, produces both military and civilian aircraft as well as several unmanned aerial vehicles, including the ANKA, a combat drone.
“The terrorist attack against TUSAS, a locomotive institution in the Turkish defense industry,” targeted “the peace of our nation,” Erdogan said in a statement posted to X. “Our fight against all kinds of terrorist threats and their supporters will continue with unwavering determination and a comprehensive approach.”
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The United States Embassy in Turkey and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte condemned the attack in posts to X. Rutte said he had spoken with Erdogan.
Over the past decade, Turkey has been a frequent target of attacks carried out by militants, including the Islamic State and Kurdish groups, among others. The attack comes after recent comments by a political ally of Erdogan expressing support for the eventual release of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned head of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has fought a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish government.
The remarks, by Devlet Bahceli, the leader of a far-right nationalist party that has previously resisted any accommodation with the PKK, suggested Ocalan could be paroled if he renounced violence and disbanded his organization. “Let them show that they are thirsty for brotherhood, not blood,” Bahceli said earlier this month, in comments that raised hopes of a revival of peace talks between Turkey and the PKK.
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Two attackers were also killed, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement. He told local media outlets that of the two attackers killed, one was male and one was female, and that of the injured, three were in critical condition. Efforts to identify the attackers were ongoing, he said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility. Apparent footage of the attack, which was broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media but has not been independently verified, shows gun-wielding assailants opening fire, and smoke from an explosion.
Police secure the area after an attack Wednesday at the Turkish Aerospace and Aviation Center's headquarters in Ankara. (Necati Savas/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported that “an explosion and gunshots were heard on Wednesday” at the facility, adding that security forces, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area. The agency, citing local reports, said personnel at the facility were directed to shelters during the attack.
Erdogan briefly addressed the events during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia. “I condemn this heinous terror attack,” he said.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, or TUSAS, a state-owned military manufacturer that is part of Turkey’s burgeoning indigenous defense industry, produces both military and civilian aircraft as well as several unmanned aerial vehicles, including the ANKA, a combat drone.
“The terrorist attack against TUSAS, a locomotive institution in the Turkish defense industry,” targeted “the peace of our nation,” Erdogan said in a statement posted to X. “Our fight against all kinds of terrorist threats and their supporters will continue with unwavering determination and a comprehensive approach.”
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The United States Embassy in Turkey and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte condemned the attack in posts to X. Rutte said he had spoken with Erdogan.
Over the past decade, Turkey has been a frequent target of attacks carried out by militants, including the Islamic State and Kurdish groups, among others. The attack comes after recent comments by a political ally of Erdogan expressing support for the eventual release of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned head of the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has fought a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish government.
The remarks, by Devlet Bahceli, the leader of a far-right nationalist party that has previously resisted any accommodation with the PKK, suggested Ocalan could be paroled if he renounced violence and disbanded his organization. “Let them show that they are thirsty for brotherhood, not blood,” Bahceli said earlier this month, in comments that raised hopes of a revival of peace talks between Turkey and the PKK.
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DRAGONOVDEATH
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Fuckin pack of rats
GoreTex1961
Well Known Member
Well there goes Turkey's Space Program that nobody knew they had...Elmo must be pissed!
At least they can't blame this on the Cleric that's been hiding in Poconos... He died yesterday right?
At least they can't blame this on the Cleric that's been hiding in Poconos... He died yesterday right?
Most likely the PKK sending its master's message to Erdogan: "Don't even think about giving up the petrodollar for Bricks"
Retaliation?
Turkye launched airstrikes on targets in northern Syria and Iraq, reportedly destroying numerous Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, banned in Turkye as a terrorist organization) militants and at least 32 targets, according to state TV channel TRT Haber
Retaliation?
Turkye launched airstrikes on targets in northern Syria and Iraq, reportedly destroying numerous Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK, banned in Turkye as a terrorist organization) militants and at least 32 targets, according to state TV channel TRT Haber
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