Five killed in attack on Turkish aerospace firm as CCTV shows gunman opening fire

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BBC, Oct 24: Five people are dead and 14 injured after an attack at a Turkish aerospace company near Ankara, Turkey's interior minister says

The interior minister, Ali Yerlikaya, calls it "a terrorist attack", and says two suspects were "neutralised"

CCTV footage from the site at Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) shows a man firing a gun inside the building

TAI is a state-owned arms and aerospace technology firm located in Kahramankazan, about 17 miles (28km) north-west of Ankara

Turkey is no stranger to attacks branded as terrorism, writes our security editor Frank Gardner

Turkey say Kurdish group most likely behind attack as death toll rises to five

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says the death toll from the attack has now risen to five.

He adds "the terrorist attack on [TAI] is most likely related to the PKK's actions, this is our assessment."

"We will share the identifications and other evidence once they become clear," he says.


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