Terror attack at Turkish Aerospace HQ kills 5

A terror attack was carried out at the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the capital city of Ankara. Reports say there was a loud explosion, and subsequent TV footage showed an exchange of gunfire.

"Unfortunately, the number of martyrs has reached 5, with a total of 22 injured," Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told reporters.

Emergency services were dispatched to the site. Television images showed a damaged gate and a clash taking place in a nearby parking lot.

Yerlikaya did not say what organization was behind the attack, as the process of identifying the assailants continued. But Defence Minister Yasar Guler pointed the finger at the PKK terrorist organization.

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the terrorist attack targeting the facility.

TAI is one of Türkiye's most important defense and aviation companies. It produces KAAN, the country's first national combat aircraft, among other cutting-edge products.

Global condemnations have followed the terror attack in Ankara.

The Russian President was the first leader to condemn the attack.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the attack.

Turkey's National Intelligence Agency struck what it says are Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and northern Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack in Ankara, a security source said.

The targets included military and intelligence facilities, ammunition depots, as well as logistical and energy infrastructure, it said.

Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion.

Turkish air forces conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and northern Syria and destroyed 32 PKK targets, the defense ministry said, adding that many PKK members were killed.