Attack on aerospace company near Turkey’s Ankara: What we know
Al Jazeera
The attack targeted aerospace and defence firm TUSAS while thousands of employees were on site.
One of the main drivers of Turkey’s defence industry became the target of a deadly attack on Wednesday afternoon.
The assault on state-run Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has killed at least five and injured 22. It came a day after an unprecedented statement from a Turkish nationalist leader about the possibility of a renewed peace process with the country’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The group – considered a “terrorist” group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union – has been fighting a 40-year-long rebellion against the Turkish state. The timing of Wednesday’s attack has led observers to believe the PKK may be sending a message that they are not ready to lay down arms.
Here is what to know about the incident and who might be involved.
Close to 4pm (13:00 GMT) on Wednesday, gunshots and explosions were reported at the headquarters of state-run TUSAS.
