ADDS DETAILS ABOUT FEMALE TERRORISTS- REVISES, HEADLINE, DECK, LEDE, BYLINE, EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Utku Simsek and Burcu Calik Gocumlu
The Turkish interior minister said Thursday that the identification of the terrorists who were neutralized in a terror attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara has been completed.
“The female terrorist neutralized in the treacherous terrorist attack on TAI has been identified as PKK member Mine Sevjin Alcicek,” said Ali Yerlikaya.
The male terrorist was identified as Ali Orek, codenamed "Rojger," a member of the PKK terror group.
"I once again wish Allah's mercy upon our martyrs and a speedy recovery to the injured,” said Yerlikaya.
“No terror attack can break our resolve. They cannot intimidate our noble nation," he added.
At least five people were killed and 22 injured in a terror attack Wednesday on the TAI’s headquarters in Ankara.
In its more than 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 victims.
*Writing by Merve Berker