{"id":36412,"date":"2024-10-23T20:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=36412"},"modified":"2024-10-23T20:22:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T20:22:52","slug":"terrorist-attack-on-turkish-aerospace-industries-tusas-headquarters-near-ankara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/terrorist-attack-on-turkish-aerospace-industries-tusas-headquarters-near-ankara\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist Attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters near Ankara"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36413\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.41-AM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.41-AM-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.41-AM-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.41-AM-1-696x454.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.41-AM-1-643x420.jpg 643w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; Pakistani leadership including President, Prime Minister and Interior Minister have condemned the terrorist attack <span data-teams=\"true\"><span dir=\"ltr\">on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters near Ankara, on Wednesday, with 5 dead and 22 more injured. Attackers set off explosives and opened fire according to authorities.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>TUSAS\u00a0is a developer and producer of aerospace systems, such as\u00a0combat aircraft and drones. The company website says that it is\u00a0a licensed manufacturer for the US-designed F-16 fighter jets.<\/h5>\n<h5>A blast and gunfire were heard at the premises of the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries. The Turkish interior minister called it a &#8220;terrorist attack,&#8221; adding that it caused deaths and injuries.<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8220;I condemn this heinous terror attack,&#8221; <span data-teams=\"true\"><span dir=\"ltr\">President Recep Tayyip Erdogan <\/span><\/span>said, on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in\u00a0Kazan, Russia.<\/h5>\n<h5>Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two assailants were killed in what he\u00a0described as a &#8220;terrorist attack.&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-12.54.53-AM-e1729714773179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><span data-teams=\"true\"><span dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The identification process and the search for fingerprints are continuing and we will say which terrorist organization was behind the attack&#8230; The way in which this action was carried out is very probably linked to the PKK,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>Turkish minister made the remarks in a hurry most probably because TUSAS target actually benefited other parties as well more than PKK. Armenia had to face a defeat in war with Azerbaijan and Turkish drones played key role in deciding the war in favor of Azerbaijan.<\/h5>\n<h5>Footage from the scene bshowed large clouds of black smoke and a large fire raging at the site in Kahramankazan, a small town some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the capital Ankara.Turkish private NTV television said a group of assailants, carrying assault weapons, arrived at an entry to the complex inside a taxi.They detonated an explosive device next to the taxi before entering the complex.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zKMXow4YtQ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/palestine-welcomes-armenias-recognition-of-state-of-palestine-cubas-intervention-in-genocide-case-at-icj\/\">Palestine Welcomes Armenia&#8217;s Recognition of State of Palestine &#8211; Cuba&#8217;s Intervention in Genocide Case at ICJ<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Palestine Welcomes Armenia&#8217;s Recognition of State of Palestine &#8211; Cuba&#8217;s Intervention in Genocide Case at ICJ&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/palestine-welcomes-armenias-recognition-of-state-of-palestine-cubas-intervention-in-genocide-case-at-icj\/embed\/#?secret=18WKIAFRpJ#?secret=zKMXow4YtQ\" data-secret=\"zKMXow4YtQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>&#8220;Two terrorists were neutralized in the terror attack on the TUSAS Ankara Kahramankazan site,&#8221; Yerlikaya said.<\/h5>\n<h5><span data-teams=\"true\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Yerlikaya later said the attack was likely carried out by members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers&#8217; Party (PKK).<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>Defense Minister Yasar Guler also blamed the PKK. &#8220;We give these PKK scoundrels the punishment they deserve every time. But they never come to their senses,&#8221; Guler said. &#8220;We will pursue them until the last terrorist is eliminated.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5><span data-teams=\"true\"><span dir=\"ltr\">The PKK is a militant Kurdish organization, designated as a terrorist group by Turkiye, the United States and the European Union. It has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish government.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>Several officials worldwide condemned the attack later on Wednesday.<\/h5>\n<h5>Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to Erdogan while the pair met at the BRICS summit.<\/h5>\n<h5>&#8220;We are very pleased to welcome you to Kazan, but before we begin our work I would like to express my condolences in connection with the terror attack,&#8221; Putin said.<\/h5>\n<h5>Germany also condemned what it said was a &#8220;horrific terrorist attack.&#8221; A foreign ministry spokeswoman described it as &#8220;deeply shocking.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<h5>NATO chief Mark Rutte offered member-state Turkey the alliance&#8217;s backing. 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Attackers set off explosives and opened fire according to authorities. 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