Attack on Turkish government aerospace company, four killed and many injured

There was an explosion outside a government aviation company in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday. According to local media, there was a blast along with firing outside Turkish Aerospace Industries.

So far four people have been confirmed dead and 14 injured in this attack. This company is located 28 kilometers from northwest Ankara.

Turkey’s Home Minister Ali Yerlikaya has described this attack as a terrorist attack on his X account. He wrote, “Some have been martyred and many have been injured in this attack.”

In the CCTV footage running on social media, it can be seen that there are two armed men inside the aviation company.

This aerospace company is important for Turkey

This is a government company related to weapons and aerospace technology, whose headquarters is near the capital Ankara.

This company manufactures military, civilian aircraft and helicopters

Apart from this, the company also manufactures drone systems for the Turkish army. This company also exports weapons and drones to many countries of the world.

Turkey had established this company to reduce its dependence on other countries for weapons. A NATO member country played an important role in the formation of this company and America’s F-16 fighter planes are also manufactured here. Apart from this, the work of modernizing old fighter planes is also done in this company.