Turkish airports have been put on high alert after yesterday's attack in Ankara, and passengers are urged to report to the airport at least three hours before the start of the flight, reports Turkish private television NTV, quoted by BTA.
After yesterday's terrorist attack against the national aerospace company "TUSASH" in the Ankara suburb of Kahramankazan, where five people died, all airports in the country have been put on orange alert mode.
Field security units have been notified of the decision, according to which airport security measures have been strengthened in view of possible terrorist attacks.
Measures have been increased at the entrances and exits of the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airports. and “Istanbul”. Vehicles arriving and leaving the airport area are searched, passenger identity checks are carried out, the TV channel said.
In a statement, Sabiha Gökçen Airport“ advised its passengers to report to the terminal at least three hours before their flight due to the “delay that may occur due to the additional measures taken at the airports”.
Five people died and 22 were injured in an attack yesterday against the complex of the national aerospace company "TUSASH" in the Ankara suburb of Kahramankazan.
According to information in the Turkish media, the attackers were two – man and woman. They got into a taxi, then killed the driver and put his body in the trunk. The two fighters took the taxi almost to the main entrance of the "TUSASH" complex, after which the woman blew herself up, and the other attacker managed to penetrate the factory, shooting at the security guards with a machine gun. After that, he continued to shoot at the people around.
The Turkish Interior Minister announced today that the identities of the two perpetrators, who are members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) group, have been identified.