Attackers killed five people and wounded at least 22 others at an aerospace company's headquarters in Turkey yesterday. The government has labeled the incident a terrorist attack. Two attackers—one man and one woman—have been killed; the government says it is working to identify them.
According to local reports, the attack began when someone detonated a bomb outside the entrance of Turkish Aerospace Industries, a state-run defense company manufacturing military and civilian aircraft and drones. At least one other armed militant fired at security guards and entered the facility, with local officials describing a hostage situation at the company's cafeteria. See footage of the beginning of the attack here (warning—sensitive content).
The attack comes as Turkey's government has been negotiating an end to its decadeslong conflict with Kurdish separatists. While the country's defense minister blamed Kurdish militants for the attack, investigators have not publicly identified an affiliation or motive as of this writing.
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