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PKK behind the attack in Ankara
Rebecca Rosengart
Updated 12.01 | Published 10.53
On Wednesday, Turkey's national aircraft manufacturing plant was targeted by a terrorist attack.
Five people died and over 20 people were injured when a man and a woman shot next to the building.
On Friday, the PKK claimed responsibility.
The PKK organization, labeled a terrorist by the EU, takes responsibility for the act in Ankara that took place on Wednesday, writes Reuters.
Five people were killed in the attack, where a man and a woman, among other things, fired at the headquarters of the national airline. A suicide bomber also allegedly blew himself up at the entrance, according to Turkish media.
Over 20 people were injured, and in the evening the perpetrators were also killed.
The image is said to show one of the terrorists who carried out the attack, CNN Türk reported.
The PKK was singled out on Wednesday by Turkish Defense Minister Guler as being responsible for the attack.
Both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte commented on the attack.
- I condemn this heinous terrorist attack and pray for our martyrs, Erdogan said.
Ambulances in line after the terrorist act in Ankara.
FACTS
The movement's goal was a Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey as well as adjacent parts of neighboring countries.
In 1984, the PKK took up arms against the Turkish state in the struggle for independence.
The PKK is labeled a terrorist by Turkey, the EU and the US.
In 2022, according to information from prosecutor Hans Ihrman, the PKK carried out 54 attacks in which 40 people were killed and another 150 were injured. That makes the PKK the eleventh deadliest terrorist organization in the world according to the Institute for economics and peace.
Among other things, Turkey has put forward demands for tougher measures against the PKK in order to approve Sweden's NATO membership.
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PKK
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was founded in 1978 as a Marxist party.The movement's goal was a Kurdish state in southeastern Turkey as well as adjacent parts of neighboring countries.
In 1984, the PKK took up arms against the Turkish state in the struggle for independence.
The PKK is labeled a terrorist by Turkey, the EU and the US.
In 2022, according to information from prosecutor Hans Ihrman, the PKK carried out 54 attacks in which 40 people were killed and another 150 were injured. That makes the PKK the eleventh deadliest terrorist organization in the world according to the Institute for economics and peace.
Among other things, Turkey has put forward demands for tougher measures against the PKK in order to approve Sweden's NATO membership.
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