- On Wednesday 23 October 2024, a terrorist attack took place in Ankara, Turkey, at around 16:00 local time.1
- Two terrorists, a man and a woman, arrived at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) in Kazan, Ankara, in a car.2
- They got out and shot at passers-by.3
- This was followed by a confrontation between the terrorists and the security forces in which the woman reportedly detonated a bomb waistcoat.4
- The other person was able to enter the building, possibly holding staff members hostage.5
- At around 5 p.m. it was reported that the two perpetrators had been neutralised.6
- Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that 5 people were killed and 14 injured.7
- TUSAS is one of Turkey's leading defence and aviation companies. Among other things, it produces KAAN, the country's first domestic fighter aircraft, US-licensed F-16 fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles used regularly by the Turkish military.8
- The attack has not yet been claimed, but the PKK and Daesh have already carried out several attacks in Turkey.9
- 1https://es.euronews.com/2024/10/23/varios-muertos-tras-un-ataque-terror…
- 2https://www.lavanguardia.com/internacional/20241023/10045584/turquia-at…
- 3https://www.barrons.com/news/spanish/al-menos-3-muertos-en-un-atentado-…
- 4https://www.abc.es/internacional/ataque-explosivos-empresa-aeroespacial…
- 5https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/turqu%c3%ada-bombardea-posiciones-del-pkk-…
- 6https://www.laizquierdadiario.com/Muertos-y-heridos-en-un-ataque-a-la-s…
- 7https://www.larazon.es/internacional/ataque-terrorista-instalaciones-em…
- 8https://www.france24.com/es/europa/20241023-turqu%C3%ADa-denuncia-ataqu…
- 9https://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-ataque-contra-instalac…