Moment Turkish bombers blitz Kurdish targets in Iraq & Syria after male & female terrorists kill 5 in defence HQ rampage

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DRAMATIC footage shows the moment Turkish forces blitzed Kurdish separatist targets in retaliation to yesterday’s deadly terror attack that killed five people.

The rampant airstrikes destroyed more than 30 targets inside Iraq and Syria just hours after two armed terrorists bombed the country’s defence headquarters.

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One of the heavily armed assailants who launched a deadly terror attack in Ankara[/caption]

Armed attackers appear on security camera footage approaching a Turkish aviation company building in Ankara[/caption]

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Emergency and security teams are deployed outside of Turkish Aerospace Industries[/caption]

The military strikes targeted strategic locations including military sites, intelligence, energy and infrastructure facilities and ammunition depots used by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

The Turkish defence said in a statement: “A total of 32 targets belonging to the terrorists were successfully destroyed.”

It came after the government blamed PKK for the deadly terror attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

Footage from yesterday showed two gun-wielding male and female Kurdish terrorists swooping the defence headquarters – just 25 miles outside the capital.

Explosions and gunshots were heard outside the building with pictures from the scene showing a fireball erupting and a large plume of smoke rising near the front of the complex.

The attackers reportedly killed a cabbie before taking his car to carry out the attack.

Armed with assault rifles, they set off explosives and opened fire at various exit gates as employees prepared to leave after work.

Multiple gunshots were heard after Turkish security forces entered the site, in the capital city of Ankara, local media reported.

The deadly assault left five people dead, including a security personnel and a mechanical engineer.

At least 22 others were injured – two of them are in critical condition.

Footage captured the heavily armed duo climbing over the gates as they entered the main building.

Employees working inside the premises were rushed to safe shelters and no one was allowed to leave.

Initial reports suggested that some people inside the building were taken hostage, but the claims were later denied.

Dozens of soldiers from Turkish forces rushed to the scene as terrified civilians were seen hiding from the attackers.

Firefighters, medics and a helicopter arrived at the scene as reports of the horrific attack emerged.

Ali Yerlikaya, the interior minister, said that two attackers had been “neutralised” soon after the attack – and said the attack was “most likely” launched by the PKK.

He said: “The style of the act shows that it’s highly likely the PKK that carried out the attack.”

Defence minister Yaşar Güler said: “We will not give up on pursuing them until the last terrorist is eliminated. We will avenge the pain of what was done

There was no immediate statement from the PKK on the attack or the Turkish airstrikes.

President Erdogan – who is in Russia for the Brics summit – condemned what he called a “vile terror attack” during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

TIA designs, manufactures and assembles civilian and military aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and other defence industry and space systems.

Its defence systems have been credited as key to Turkey gaining an upper hand in its fight against Kurdish militants.

The attack occurred a day after the leader of Turkey‘s far-right nationalist party said PKK’s imprisoned leader could be granted parole if he renounces violence and disbands his organization.

Abdullah Ocalan’s group has been fighting for autonomy in southeast Turkey in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people since the 1980s.

It is considered a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies.

Who are the Kurdish seperatist groups?

THE Kurdish Workers Party or PKK is a political and militant separatist movement.

It was formed in the 1980s by Abdullah Öcalan, who has been in jail in Turkey since 1999.

The group has been fighting the Turkish state for some three decades.

Although the government and the PKK negotiated a ceasefire in 2013, it broke down two years later.

It has been designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the US, the UK and the EU.

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A general view of the entrance of the headquarters of Turkey’s aviation company five, where five people were killed[/caption]

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People in distress look on as security measures are taken outside the Turkish Aerospace Industries Corporation (TAI) facilities[/caption]

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Security forces, firefighters, and paramedics are dispatched to Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) facilities after explosions and gunshots were reported[/caption]