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.

The attack hit Turkish Aerospace Industries, which makes fighter jets and other equipment for NATO’s second-largest military after the U.S.

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.

Turkey‘s interior minister reported deaths and injuries after a “terrorist attack” at Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities near the capital Ankara on Wednesday. Three people were killed and 14 injured in the attack,

Turkey's air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defense company that killed five people and wounded more than 20 others.

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

The Turkish interior minister points the finger at the PKK group after an attack near Ankara kills five people.

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 is carrying out cross-border airstrikes against Kurdish militant groups it accused of a deadly bombing and gun attack on its capital.