Attack on a Key Turkish Defense Company Leaves 4 Dead

Smoke raises as emergency rescue teams and police officers attend outside Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 23, 2024.ANKARA, Turkey — Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey's state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

The attack occurred a day after the leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that's allied with Erdogan that the PKK's imprisoned leader could be granted parole if he renounces violence and disbands his organization. Turkish media said the assailants arrived Wednesday at an entry to the TUSAS complex in a taxi. The assailants, carrying assault weapons, detonated an explosive device next to the taxi, causing panic and allowing them to enter.

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