STORY: Turkish defense minister accuses PKK of carrying out Ankara attack
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 23, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:03
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of CCTV footage of the terrorist attack in Ankara (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASAR GULER, Turkish Defense Minister
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister

STORYLINE:

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said on Wednesday that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was behind a deadly attack at a key defense complex in the capital Ankara.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): YASAR GULER, Turkish Defense Minister
"I repeat what I always say, we will not stop pursuing them until the last terrorist is eliminated."

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that four people have been killed and 14 others injured in the attack at the production facility of Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) in Ankara.
   
Three of the injured people are in critical condition, the minister told reporters on site.
   
Yerlikaya also said that two "terrorists," a man and a woman, had been "neutralized" by security forces immediately after the attack on the outskirts of Ankara.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister
"We're working to identify the terrorists, once they are identified, their organization will be revealed." 

TUSAS is a major defense and aviation company in Türkiye. It produces KAAN, the country's first national combat aircraft, among other defense projects.
   
The PKK has claimed responsibility for similar actions in the past.
   
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States, and the European Union, has rebelled against the Turkish government for more than three decades.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara.
(XHTV)