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Turkey blames Kurdish militants for attack on defense company NHK

Turkey says the attack on an aerospace and defense company on Wednesday was carried out by two members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

The Turkish government said five people were killed and 22 wounded in a gunfight between the two attackers and security forces at Turkish Aerospace Industries near the capital Ankara. The assailants were killed in the fight.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday that the two assailants were identified as members of the PKK, which the Turkish government and Western nations have designated as a terrorist group.

The Turkish government said it carried out airstrikes on 47 terrorist targets in northern Iraq and northern Syria.

Turkey has been hit by PKK attacks in the past. The Turkish military has retaliated by striking Kurdish militant targets allegedly affiliated with the PKK in northern Iraq and northern Syria.

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler stressed that military operations "will continue resolutely and without compromise."
Summary
Turkey claims a gunfight at Turkish Aerospace Industries near Ankara was carried out by PKK members. Five deaths, 22 injuries reported. Two assailants identified as PKK members. Turkey conducted airstrikes on 47 targets in northern Iraq and Syria. Past PKK attacks have prompted retaliation from
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ID: c3b5cc95-a390-4879-bb2b-1b4a5725b452

Category ID: nhk

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241025_08/

Date: Oct. 25, 2024

Created: 2024/10/25 19:00

Updated: 2025/12/08 09:31

Last Read: 2024/10/25 19:18