Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Officials say that at least four people were killed and 14 injured in a reported “terrorist attack” at the headquarters of one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday.

A pair of armed assailants stormed the headquarters of Turkey's state-run aviation and defense company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) on Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least 22 others.

A terrorist attack was carried out on a Turkish Aerospace Industries facility near Ankara, injuring 22 and killing five people.

ANKARA, Turkey — Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey's state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. The two attackers — a man and a woman — were also killed, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Wednesday that two terrorists were "neutralized" after an attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries that killed three people and injured 14 more.

The strike came days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested parole for the PKK’s imprisoned leader and hours after a terrorist attack in Ankara. Turkey regularly conducts airstrikes against the PKK,

No group immediately claimed responsibility. Turkey’s interior minister said it was “most likely carried out” by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.

Oct. 24, 2024 at 6:12 a.m. ET

Footage broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media Oct. 23 showed an attack on an aerospace company's headquarters near the capital, Ankara.

Turkey said the strikes in Iraq and Syria targeted a Kurdish separatist group a day after an unclaimed attack on a defense contractor.