The viral footage “clearly” showed a man in plainclothes carrying a backpack and holding an assault rifle on the premises of a major defence company in Ankara.

Multiple people have died and "hostages" have been taken after a "terrorist attack" rocked an aerospace facility in Turkey's capital Ankara this afternoon. Footage of the attack, at the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (Tusas),

Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows gunmen opening fire and smoke from an explosion.

The circumstances surrounding the explosion remain unclear, but some media outlets suggest the possibility of a suicide attack. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with state-owned Anadolu Agency reporting ongoing efforts to manage the situation.

A deadly attack was carried out at the Turkish Aerospace Industries' headquarters near Ankara on Wednesday, the government said, as broadcasters showed footage of several armed assailants entering the building amid reports of gunfire and a loud explosion.

Apparent footage of the attack, broadcast on Turkish television and shared on social media, shows people with guns opening fire, and smoke from an explosion.

Turkey’s interior minister says an attack on the premises of the Turkish aerospace and defense company TUSAS has left a number of people dead or injured

Attackers armed with explosives and rifles assaulted the headquarters of a Turkish state-run aerospace company on Wednesday.

By Ece Toksabay and Mert Ozkan ANKARA (Reuters) -Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters,