Terrorists attacked the office of Aerospace Industries in the Turkish capital, killing 4 people and injuring 14.
According to Al Jazeera’s report, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 4 people were killed and 14 injured in the attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries.
The report stated that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is currently engaged in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he has confirmed the casualties in the attacks and condemned the cowardly attack.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on social media website X that two terrorists involved in the attack have been killed.
Turkish news agency Anadolu earlier confirmed the attack and reported that top officials said the Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) had been attacked by terrorists.
Interior Minister Ali Yarlikaya said in a statement on social media website X that many people were killed and injured in the terrorist attack.
He had said that the security forces were taking action to wipe out the terrorists and appealed to the public to rely on government statements for updates.
Turkey’s Center for Combating Disinformation urged the public to watch news from official sources and avoid baseless accusations.
The report further stated that an explosion and gunshots were heard at Turkish Aerospace Industries located in Kahramankazan district of Ankara and that security forces, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene.
It was further informed that the officials of the defense company have been directed to move to a safe place due to security concerns.
Ankara’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a terrorist attack targeting aerospace industries.
According to the report of the foreign news agency, the mentioned industries is one of the most important defense and aviation companies of the country, the country’s first national fighter plane was produced here and other projects are also included and more than 10 thousand employees work here. do
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the terrorist attack in Ankara in a statement on X and said that I strongly condemn this heinous act of terrorism.
He said that I express my condolences to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people of Turkey and we express solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Turkey.
In the statement, the Prime Minister expressed his sympathy to the affected families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured in the terrorist attack.
