Algeria condemns terrorist attack on Turkiye aerospace company in Ankara

Algeria condemned, on Wednesday, a terrorist attack on Turkiye’s state-run aerospace company in the capital, Ankara, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Algeria strongly condemns this terrorist attack that targeted the Turkish Aerospace Industries,” the statement said in a statement.

Algeria expressed its “full solidarity with the brotherly Republic of Turkiye, both the people and government, in these difficult times,” it added.

An explosion and gunshots were heard on Wednesday at Turkish Aerospace Industries’ facilities in Ankara’s Kahramankazan district.

Condemning the “heinous attack”, Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said four people were killed and 14 others injured in the terrorist attack.

Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, called on the public to rely on statements from official sources for information on the latest developments.

Security forces, fire-fighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area.

It was reported that the defence firm’s personnel were directed to shelters for security reasons.

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the terrorist attack targeting the facility.

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