Emergency rescue teams and police officers work outside of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. ANKARA, Turkey — Assailants set off explosives and opened fire in an attack Wednesday on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding several, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.“We have four martyrs. We have 14 wounded.
Security camera images from the attack, aired on television, showed a man in plainclothes carrying a backpack and holding an assault rifle.Did US let Cuban pilot linked to Brothers to the Rescue shoot-down move to Florida? Multiple gunshots were heard after Turkish security forces entered the site, the DHA news agency and other media reported. Helicopters were seen flying above the premises.
Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said the target of the attack was Turkey’s “success in the defense industry.”