Terrorist Attack Rocks Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara

Explosion Claims Lives and Injures Many During Defense and Aerospace Fair Amid Rising Security Concerns

By :  Anirban
Update: 2024-10-23 14:59 GMT

There has been a terrorist attack on the aerospace industry company TUSAS in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. A big explosion took place here. According to initial information, several people have died in the blast. Many people are reported to be injured. Turkey's interior minister has called it a terrorist attack.

Turkey's interior minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on the X platform, "A terrorist attack was carried out against Turkish Aerospace Industries. Unfortunately, many of our people have been killed in this." So far no organization has taken responsibility for this attack.

Pictures and videos of the blast in Ankara are going viral on social media. Local media has shared footage of the blast. Smoke can be seen rising from the TUSAS building in the footage.

Pictures and videos of the blast in Ankara are going viral on social media. Local media has shared footage of the blast in Kahramankazan, a small town about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Ankara. Long flames of fire and smoke can be seen rising from the TUSAS building in the footage.

Local media Habertürk TV reported that the explosion occurred when a trade fair for defense and aerospace industries was taking place in Istanbul. Ukraine's top diplomat visited the fair this week.

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