UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday extended condolences to Türkiye after a terrorist attack targeted facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the capital Ankara.
"We await information but condemn this attack on civilians. We send our condolences to the families of the victims and hope for the full recovery of those injured," UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told Anadolu on behalf of Guterres.
Later, speaking at a news conference, Haq read out a statement from Guterres, condemning the terrorist attack in Ankara.
Expressing his "deepest condolences, Guterres also conveyed the UN's "solidarity with the people and government of the Republic of Türkiye," he said.
Four people died in the attack, with 14 others wounded, in the "heinous attack," according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two terrorists were "neutralized" and called on people seeking the latest developments to rely on statements from official sources.
Security forces, firefighters, and paramedics were dispatched to the area.
It was reported that the defense firm's personnel were directed to shelters for security reasons.
Ankara prosecutors launched an investigation into the terrorist attack.
