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PKK Claims Ankara Attack on Defense Firm, Five Dead and 22 Injured

Oct 25, 2024, 09:42 AM

Turkish authorities have confirmed that a terrorist attack targeting the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) in Ankara on Wednesday resulted in five deaths and 22 injuries. The two assailants, a man and a woman identified as members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), used AK-74 rifles with silencers and explosives in the attack. On October 25, the PKK claimed responsibility for the attack. Turkish Defense and Interior Ministers have attributed the attack to the PKK.