Terrorists who stormed Turkish defence company after 'suicide bomb' rocked building are KILLED: Officials reveal five dead and 22 injured in attack

Terrorists who stormed nan office of a Turkish defence institution person been killed aft officials revealed nan onslaught near 5 dormant and 22 injured.

The antheral and female assailants wielding rifles launched a deadly battle connected nan Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) adjacent nan superior Ankara connected Wednesday at around 4pm section clip (1300 GMT).

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, successful an X post, said: 'A violent onslaught has been carried retired against TUSAŞ Ankara Kahramankazan facilities.'

Yerlikaya said that 2 attackers, 1 antheral and 1 female, were neutralised, but did not opportunity whether location were immoderate different attackers still astatine large.

He announced that 5 group died and 22 group were injured successful nan incident and that 19 of nan wounded were still receiving treatment.

The curate added that authorities are moving to find their identities and nan organisation they beryllium to, and said that 3 of nan wounded are successful a superior condition.

Following nan fatal attack, a tribunal determination has imposed a publication prohibition connected developments related to nan incident. 

Yerlikaya warned: 'The nationalist will beryllium informed astir nan developments. Please return into information nan statements to beryllium made by charismatic sources.'

A akin informing came from nan Center for Combating Disinformation nether nan Directorate of Communications.

Yerlikaya besides said nan perpetrators were 'highly likely' members of nan outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). 

'The style of nan enactment shows that it's highly apt nan PKK that carried retired nan attack. Once recognition is completed and different grounds go clearer, we'll stock much actual accusation pinch you,' he said. 

Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, successful his connection regarding nan onslaught successful nan evening, besides pointed to nan PKK and said: 'We springiness these PKK members nan reward they merit each time, but they ne'er travel to their senses.'

Güler added: 'We will not springiness up connected pursuing them until nan past violent is eliminated. We will avenge nan symptom of what was done.'

There was nary charismatic connection from different officials astir nan PKK's domiciled successful nan attack.

Explosions and gunshots were heard extracurricular nan building this afternoon, pinch pictures from nan segment showing a fireball erupting and a ample plume of fume rising adjacent nan beforehand of nan complex.

Unconfirmed reports successful section media suggested that a termination bomber targeted nan entranceway gross earlier attackers fought pinch information services.

Turkish typical forces were dispatched to nan scene, pinch video showing dozens of soldiers heading to nan tract arsenic terrified unit members barricaded themselves and hid from nan terrorists arsenic they awaited rescue.

Meanwhile relatives of labor trapped wrong nan building waited anxiously for news astir their loved ones. 

Images from nan segment show respective family members sobbing into their palms and wiping distant their tears while waiting extracurricular nan building.

Haunting pictures show heavy equipped gunmen climbing complete turnstyles arsenic they entered nan building.

Pools of humor and a number bodies tin beryllium seen lying connected nan crushed extracurricular nan installation successful pictures from nan scene.

Witnesses said that labor wrong nan building were taken by authorities to shelters and that nary 1 was permitted to leave. 

They said bombings whitethorn person taken spot astatine different exits arsenic labor were leaving activity for nan day.

TV position NTV reported that a group of assailants arrived astatine an introduction to nan analyzable successful a taxi during a changing of information personnel. 

The news outlet besides suggested that unit astatine nan analyzable whitethorn person been taken hostage, but it was later reported that location was nary hostage situation.

Firefighters, medics and a chopper arrived astatine nan segment arsenic reports of nan horrific onslaught emerged.

Pictures person circulated showing a cache of weapons believed to person been recovered connected nan attackers, including grenades, suggesting that galore much could person been killed successful nan bloody attack.

It is still not clear who was down it. Kurdish militants, ISIS and leftist extremists person carried retired attacks successful nan state successful nan past.

Mansur Yavas, nan politician of Ankara, said successful a statement: 'I americium profoundly saddened by nan conflict and violent onslaught that occurred astatine nan TAI installation successful Ankara. 

'I wish God's mercy upon our martyrs and a speedy betterment to our wounded. We condemn terrorism.'

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Turkish counterpart astatine nan BRICS acme successful Kazan, Russia, this evening, and offered his condolences complete nan deadly attack.

'We are very pleased to invited you to Kazan, but earlier we statesman our activity I would for illustration to definitive my condolences successful relationship pinch nan panic attack,' Putin said astatine nan commencement of talks pinch President Erdogan. 

The Turkish leader thanked him successful return, saying 'we person 4 dormant successful this enactment of terror'.

NATO person besides voiced their support for Turkey pursuing nan attack. 

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said successful a station connected X: 'The news of deaths and injuries successful Ankara is profoundly concerning. 

'As NATO, we guidelines by our state Turkey. We powerfully condemn each forms of coercion and are intimately pursuing developments.'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said connected his X account: 'As nan United States, we guidelines pinch our state Turkey and powerfully condemn today's violent attack.'

White House spokesperson John Kirby offered his condolences to nan families of those who mislaid their lives and nan Turkish group astatine a property briefing, saying: 'Turkish officials said they are treating this arsenic a violent attack. While we do not yet cognize nan nonstop origin aliases who carried retired nan attack, we powerfully condemn this enactment of violence.'

The blast occurred arsenic a awesome waste and acquisition adjacent for nan defence and aerospace industries was taking spot successful Istanbul which was visited this week by Ukraine's apical diplomat.

Turkey's defence sector, which is wide known for its Bayraktar drones, accounts for astir 80 percent of nan nation's export revenues pinch revenues expected to apical 10.2 cardinal dollars successful 2023.

TUSAS is 1 of nan country's astir important defence and aviation companies. 

It produces KAAN, nan country's first nationalist combat aircraft, among different projects, and has complete 10,000 employees.

According to Turkish media, nan institution has precocious developed onslaught helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and different aircraft.