Terrorist attack in Turkey: CCTV videos show a man and a woman storming a Turkish aerospace company

One of Turkey's leading defense companies near the capital Ankara was attacked on Wednesday (October 23) when a group of attackers opened fire on civilians, killing five people and wounding 22 others.

The two attackers, a woman and a man, were reportedly immediately “neutralized” and were seen on camera carrying out the deadly attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAS), located about 40 kilometers north of Ankara.

Several videos of the attack circulated on social media, showing attacks with bags and what appeared to be bullets fired from assault rifles.

At the time of the attack, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was holding talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the 16th BRICS summit.

Erdogan condemned Wednesday's incident, calling it a “heinous terrorist attack,” Al Jazeera reported.

From available videos from all of the One of those videos also showed a massive explosion rocking the state-owned company's building.

According to an unconfirmed report by private broadcaster NTV, a “group of terrorists” broke into the building and one of them “blew himself up.” Some news outlets reported gunfire that lasted more than an hour.

In excerpts from the terrorist attack, one attacker can be seen running into the headquarters parking lot with a gun, while the other two get out of a yellow car in the middle of the street and shoot passers-by with assault rifles. A person passing by fell to the ground and was probably injured by the shots.

The identity of the attackers has not been revealed by the Turkish government and no group has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack.

Footage from the scene of the incident, broadcast by local media shortly after the attack at 3:30 p.m. (local time), showed huge clouds of smoke and a large fire raging at the site of the incident in Kahramankazan.

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said four of the victims were TUSAS employees and the fifth was a taxi driver.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, the Turkish government believes the attack is “likely linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),” which has been embroiled in an anti-government insurgency for decades.

“The way this action was carried out is very likely linked to the PKK,” Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.

“The identification process and fingerprint search are ongoing and we will say which terrorist organization is behind the attack,” he further said.

(With contributions from agencies)