ANKARA, October 23. /TASS/. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed there has been a terrorist attack at the facility of the Turkish aerospace corporation Tusas and admitted there had been casualties.

TASS has summarized what is known about the incident at this point.

Circumstances

- The terrorist attack was carried out against the Tusas facility in the Kahramankazan neighborhood of Ankara.

- The roads to the facility are blocked.

- A large police force, commandos, rescuers and medics have arrived in the area.

- Police helicopters are hovering over the scene.

- According to preliminary unofficial reports, an explosion occurred at one of the guarded entrances to the Tusas factory, which produces aircraft, drones and weapons.

- It is suspected that a suicide bomber is to blame. After the blast a gunfight followed.

- The attack, according to the A Haber TV channel, occurred at the moment when security guards were replaced.

- Some terrorists might have broken through and taken hostages, the NTV reported.

- Gunfire can still be heard. Several terrorists reportedly drove up to the entrance in a taxicab.

- At least two attackers - a man and a woman dressed in black uniform - were seen.

- They were carrying assault rifles, handguns and bulky backpacks, apparently containing magazines with ammunition and explosives.

Casualties

- Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has confirmed the very instance of a terrorist attack at the facility of the Turkish aerospace corporation Tusas and said there were casualties.

Probe

- The Ankara Prosecutor-General's Office has launched an investigation.

- Turkey's Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said a deputy prosecutor-general and eight prosecutors had been commissioned to probe into the attack.