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TURKIYE

Many killed in attack on aerospace firm

Turkiye's interior minister said an attack on the premises of the Turkish aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left a number of people dead or injured. Ali Yerlikaya did not provide further details on the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara. Haber-Turk television said the explosion may have been caused by a suicide bomber. Media reports said an explosion followed by gunfire was heard at the complex. Security forces, ambulances and firefighters were dispatched to the site, NTV television reported. Employees at the company were taken to a safe area, HaberTurk said. There was no immediate claim for the attack. The blast occurred as a major trade fair for the defense and aerospace industries was taking place in Istanbul.

UNITED KINGDOM

Over 1,000 prisoners get early release

The UK on Tuesday began the early release of a second tranche of 1,000 prisoners, causing embarrassment for the government as convicts were seen being collected in luxury cars. A spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he shared "the public's anger" at such scenes but "there was no choice not to act" due to serious prison overcrowding. One man was picked up in a black Rolls-Royce by a group of men in matching hoodies outside a prison in Kent. The scene followed similar ones during the release of 1,700 prisoners in September when convicts were pictured spraying prosecco to celebrate their newfound freedom. But Starmer's spokesman said the government had been compelled to allow the releases, blaming the last government's handling of the criminal justice system.

Agencies Via Xinhua