Turkey: Kurdish militant group behind attack on aerospace firm

The PKK says it targeted the defence manufacturer because the weapons it produced had killed "thousands" of Kurds.

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The PKK said it had targeted Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) on Wednesday because the arms it produced had killed "thousands" of Kurds, including women and children.

In a statement, the group said the attack, which also saw 22 people injured, was "planned a long time ago" - apparently rebuffing claims that the attack was an attempt to frustrate rumoured reconciliation efforts between the PKK and Turkish government.

TAI is a key supplier for Turkey's military, providing its F-16 fighter jets.

The Turkish government had previously implicated the PKK in the attack, identifying the assailants as PKK members Ali Orek and Mine Sevjin Alcicek.

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