Ankara: The Turkish Air Force on Wednesday, October 24, in an apparent retaliation struck Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria and destroyed 30 targets in the aerial offensive. However, the defence ministry did not provide any other details but said that “all kinds of precautions” were taken to prevent civilian harm.
This attack came hours after the suspected Kurdish attack, where militants set off explosives and opened fire at the aerospace and defence company TUSAS, claiming the lives of five people including the two attackers — a man and a woman, while at least 22 people, including seven security personnel, were injured during the attack, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
Yerlikaya also said the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, was believed to be behind the attack on the defence company. Defense Minister Yasar Guler also pointed the finger at the PKK.
“We give these PKK scoundrels the punishment they deserve every time. But they never come to their senses. We will pursue them until the last terrorist is eliminated.”
However, there has been no immediate statement from the PKK.
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