Terror attack on Turkish defense industry firm kills five, two attackers ‘neutralized’
ANKARA / ISTANBUL (AA) — Two terrorists who attacked Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) facilities in the capital Ankara were “neutralized,” while five people were killed and 22 were injured, a top official announced Wednesday evening.
“In the terrorist attack on the TAI Kahramankazan facilities, two terrorists have been neutralized,” said the country’s Interior Minister.
“Unfortunately, we have five martyrs, the total number of injured has reached 22,” Ali Yerlikaya told reporters.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the terrorist attack, stating: “I condemn this heinous attack on facilities of The Turkish Aerospace Industries.”
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Türkiye would continue fighting “resolutely against all terrorist elements, both inside and outside the country, and the powers that support them.”
“In the upcoming period, we will keep strengthening our national defense capabilities and never allow those targeting Türkiye, along with their proxies, to achieve their ambitions over our country,” Fidan said on X.
Following the terrorist attack, the country’s Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun and his delegation, as well as the general manager of the TAI left the SAHA EXPO in Istanbul for Ankara.
Türkiye’s Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said that the country will not take a step back from the defense industry and the “National Technology Initiative journey.”
“Technology Initiative and our defense industry are the keys to a fully independent Türkiye,” he said.
The country’s Justice Minister also condemned the attack, saying: “An investigation has been launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the treacherous terrorist attack, with one chief prosecutor and eight public prosecutors assigned to the case.”
Türkiye’s Center for Combating Disinformation on X urged the public to watch for statements from official sources and to avoid “unfounded” allegations.
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