Gunman, Explosion, Chaos In Ankara: Shocking Videos Capture Turkey Terror Attack

A huge explosion was reported outside the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) near Turkey’s Ankara. Turkey’s Interior Minister on Wednesday confirmed that a number of people are left “dead and injured” in the explosion and described the incident as a “terrorist attack”.

Videos of the attack are going viral on social media. Footage from the scene broadcast by local media initially showed huge clouds of smoke and a large fire raging at the site in Kahramankazan, a small town near north of Ankara.

In one of the videos, a gunman is visible at the attack site in Ankara, Turkish Aerospace Industries.

In another video, two of the gunmen can be seen aiming their weapons at the people, who can be seen running on the road to save their lives.

A Turkey-based journalist also released several pictures of the gunman involved in the Ankara attack. As per the images, the gunman can be seemingly entering the building belonging to TAI.

Three People Died, 14 Injured

Three people have died and 14 people were injured in the terror attack, confirmed Turkey Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Turkish news agencies said two out of three shooters were neutralised and SWAT teams have been deployed to free the hostages.

The blast occurred as a major trade fair for the defence and aerospace industries was taking place in Istanbul which was visited this week by Ukraine’s top diplomat.

Turkey’s defence sector, which is widely known for its Bayraktar drones, accounts for nearly 80 percent of the nation’s export revenues with revenues expected to top 10.2 billion dollars in 2023.