Four people were killed, and fourteen more wounded, in an apparent terrorist attack on Wednesday against Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Four people were killed, and 14 more wounded, in an apparent terrorist attack on Wednesday against Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a leading state-owned defense firm headquartered near the capital city of Ankara.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers, a “woman and a man,” have been “neutralized.” He did not indicate if there were any other suspects in the plot.
The attack occurred in Kahramankazan, a small municipality located northwest of Ankara. Eyewitnesses reported hearing an explosion and gunshots near the TAI facility. Local media ran video of billowing clouds of smoke rising from a fire near the building until Turkey’s censorship board ordered a total blackout of footage from the scene. Outside observers say major Internet blocks were implemented after the attack as well.
One Turkish television station reported there was a “hostage situation” in progress at the TAI facility, but this had not been confirmed by other sources as of Wednesday afternoon.
Another television broadcast displayed CCTV footage from the attack showing a man and a woman wearing civilian clothes and carrying rifles. Al Jazeera News reviewed the images and said it believes there were at least three attackers.
“Apparently, the attackers had information about the building, about the entrances. Many of the experts now suggest that this was a strategically planned terrorist attack,” said Al Jazeera reporter Sinem Koseoglu.
