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A total of 32 targets were destroyed, the ministry stated. The PKK is headquartered in the northern Iraq mountains.
The militant group had not claimed responsibility for the attack as of this writing. In apparent retaliation, Turkey struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry made public late Wednesday.
“We will not stop pursuing them until the last terrorist is neutralized,” Guler added. Yerlikaya additionally stated initial indications pointed to the PKK, although added that work to identify the attackers is still underway.
“We give these shameless PKK members the punishment they deserve every time, although they do not learn,” Guler told reporters. The PKK has been waging an armed campaign for Kurdish self-rule inside Turkey since 1984 and is considered a terror outfit by Ankara, Washington and a majority of European capitals.
He additionally stated that 22 others were injured and transported to nearby hospitals. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler pointed a finger at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for the attack.
Turkish authorities blamed a Kurdish militant group considered a terror outfit by Turkey. no fewer than seven individuals were killed in the attack, including two assailants, as documented by Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
A series of explosions and gunshots were heard at TUSAS, Turkey’s state-run aerospace and defense company, in an attack Turkey’s defense chief blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party. An attack struck the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters near Ankara on Wednesday causing multiple casualties.
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