heavy gunfire and explosions at turkish aerospace industries headquarters in a terror attack. interior minister says there are deaths and injuries in the incident near the capital. prime minister keir starmer brushes off labour volunteers helping harris, after donald trump's presidential campaign accuses his party of interfering in the us election. gisele pelicot, the woman at the centre of a mass rape trial that has shocked france takes the stand. russian president tells brics leaders he's open to mediation in the ongoing ukraine conflict. we start with breaking news from turkey where the interior

minister says three people have been killed and 1a injured in an attack on an aviation company near the capital ankara. this is the latest footage that has come into us. the building at the back of that shot is a turkish aerospace industries building and then that footage you can hear several gunshots followed by an explosion and turkey�*s interior minister has called this incident a terrorist attack. these images are taken from cctv footage inside the facility and they shall a man carrying an assault rifle. these early life factors at the

moment outside the facility. turkish aerospace industries is a state owned arms and aerospace technology company and you can see the emergency services are out in force. let's speak to our correspondent, victoria craig, in ankara. just bring us up—to—date with what is known. we just bring us up-to-date with what is known.— what is known. we 'ust got numbersfi what is known. we 'ust got numbers just h what is known. we 'ust got numbers just now _ what is known. we just got numbers just now from - what is known. we just got numbersjust now from the numbers just now from the turkish interior minister who confirmed three people have been killed and 1a wounded in this attack. it happened about two hours ago. he designated it a terrorist attack against the turkish aerospace industry's company in the facility is about 70 miles from where i am in the centre of the capital city. there were reports of gunfire and an explosion there are this afternoon when the attack happened. state media have reported personnel at the facility have been taken to a secure location and directed to shelters. security forces, firefighters, police and medical teams have also been

dispatched so turkish officials seemingly trying to get the situation under control as this is a developing story.- is a developing story. what is known if anything _ is a developing story. what is known if anything is - is a developing story. what is known if anything is yet - is a developing story. what is known if anything is yet as i is a developing story. what is known if anything is yet as to | known if anything is yet as to who could be behind this? we have not who could be behind this? - have not heard yet any groups taking responsibility for this attack. there has not been any speculation, the turkish foreign minister in a post on ex earlier today shortly after word of the attack was reported was very cautious in warning people to be careful about where we get our information. these sort of attacks happen around the world and we can see sometimes doctored footage flying around social media so he warned we only need to accept information distributed on official channels while we gather all your relevant information. we don't have a clear account of who is responsible for this attack and there has been no speculation

over who may be behind it. we are still waiting for officials to give us any information about that.— to give us any information about that. ., ., , about that. you might have seen also that the _ about that. you might have seen also that the turkish _ about that. you might have seen also that the turkish interior - also that the turkish interior ministry has reportedly said to the terrorists were neutralised but it is still not known as to which group or groups are responsible. it which group or groups are responsible.— which group or groups are resonsible. , ., ., responsible. it is worth noting this attack _ responsible. it is worth noting this attack comes _ responsible. it is worth noting this attack comes just - responsible. it is worth noting this attack comesjust one - responsible. it is worth notingj this attack comesjust one day this attack comes just one day after the leader of the nationalist movement party, which is a very close ally of president erdogan�*s ruling party in parliament, he said in a speech yesterday that the leader of the kurdish military group known as of the pkk who is injail could be allowed group known as of the pkk who is in jail could be allowed to speak in parliament, only if he says that the group will end its insurgency and there has been an ongoing conflict for about four decades in turkey as i had been speculation before the speech yesterday that perhaps this could be the start of a peace process with this

group and with this speech we potentially saw the beginnings of something with that. but there has been no indication that this group is responsible for the attack today. just worth noting that it comes on the heels of this speech and all the speculation about a potential cooling between the two. ., ., potential cooling between the two. ., ~' , ., potential cooling between the two. ., . ., two. thank you so much for bein: two. thank you so much for being with _ two. thank you so much for being with us. _ with me is our security correspondent, frank gardner. what can you tell us about the background here? this what can you tell us about the background here?— what can you tell us about the background here? this is termed a comlex background here? this is termed a complex attack _ background here? this is termed a complex attack involving - background here? this is termed a complex attack involving both | a complex attack involving both explosives and firearms. you saw the stills of the alleged attackers carrying automatic weapons in the same manor is people doing so—called marauding attacks where they are able to walk at will through a target shooting people. in this particular case it seems both the gunmen we are seeing seem to have been killed, not confirmed, but it appears they have been

neutralised, usually a euphemism for being killed. the problem is you cannot interrogate and find out who sent them. the question is who benefits from this. turkey is no stranger to what most people would call terrorist attacks. these are primarily being carried out by kurdish separatists. we have had a big problem with domestic terrorists for some time. the turkish air force has been bombarding turkish camps and it is a very odd situation, because you have kurdish armed groups who are trying to keep isis, so—called islamic state at bay. they are guarding camps with isis inmates and are they iran's allies of the united states, and yet turkey, a nato country, is attacking the very camps, not the prison camps but the military bases. but that is a complex situation and we should know by the end of today, we should have some indication, was this kurdish

separatists are islamic state or another country that might have a grudge against the turkish aerospace industry, because it produces something called the tbt drones, which were instrumental in letting azerbaijan when the war against armenia three years ago. they absolutely decimated armenia's ageing soviet built ama. they've also been helpful for ukraine in targeting russian armoured and russian tanks. turkey has a good relationship with russia. president heard the gun has a very good personal relationship with president putin. he personal relationship with president putin.— personal relationship with president putin. he is there now at brics. _ president putin. he is there now at brics. yes, - president putin. he is there now at brics. yes, so - president putin. he is there now at brics. yes, so i - president putin. he is there l now at brics. yes, so i cannot imaaine now at brics. yes, so i cannot imagine that _ now at brics. yes, so i cannot imagine that russia _ now at brics. yes, so i cannot imagine that russia would - imagine that russia would sanction an attack like this against a country that is so important for it, that is seen as a mediator in many ways, and if you remember the massive spy swap recently that took place,

where did it happen kumar it took place in ankara with turkey mediating, so that is the first priority, to find out who did this, who sent them and why. who did this, who sent them and wh . ., , who did this, who sent them and wh . ~' , . , who did this, who sent them and wh . ~' , ., , , who did this, who sent them and why. turkey has this absolutely fascinating _ why. turkey has this absolutely fascinating and _ why. turkey has this absolutely fascinating and extraordinary i fascinating and extraordinary diplomatic position, as you said. with so many countries, partly because of its geographical position. so much going on in the middle east now. it has amazing alliances. it does. it has been a questionable nato ally, some people have said in background, because it has not always been quite as robust as they would like and i think a lot of people have been rattled by turkey's close relationship with president putin and russia, but turkey, remember, has the largest coastline on the black sea. it has a massive coastline and an interest in trying to be friends with all sides on that. don't forget the

bosporus which turkey controls, it has the right to stop any ship going through that including submarines and boats passing under and unseen. the montreux convention states that warships can only come through their if they are returning to their if they are returning to their home base. they cannot go backwards and forwards. but we are probably getting into a bit of a sideline. a number of people have already been questioning, could this be linked to the turkish aerospace industry? that is after all the target. what do they produce? so they produce something called the khan aircraft, that is turkey's first domestically produced aircraft, but i think the drones, if there is a connection they will be more significant. i think the first line of suspicion is going to fall on kurdish separatists on this and you heard from your

reporter in ankara that the timing could be significant. there may well be people who have lost friends, relatives, partners, allies, through actions by the turkish workers party, the pkk, or may not want to see a deal, they may be against a deal, but all of that, i am against a deal, but all of that, iam not against a deal, but all of that, i am not saying any of those are specific lines of inquiry, they are just potential lines of investigation. potential lines of investiuation. ., ,, , investigation. thank you very much indeed _ investigation. thank you very much indeed and _ investigation. thank you very much indeed and obviously i investigation. thank you very l much indeed and obviously we are looking at all possible avenues because we are still waiting for confirmation. just to update you on some of the latest news and information we are getting here. the interior minister, as we have been hearing, three people killed and ia injured. he also says two terrorists have been killed and says i condemn this heinous attack and will continue with determination until the last terrorist is neutralised. and our correspondent paul adams

has sent us this information saying it is not clear, but the attack does involve more than two people. and the footage circulating on social media shows attackers carrying rucksacks heavily armed arriving at the gates of the facility in what appears to be a yellow taxi. they immediately opened fire on pedestrians before entering the building. a bit more detail on how the attack started on the other pictures that are still coming into us, we will keep you across the latest.- across the latest. just quickly. _ across the latest. just quickly, the _ across the latest. just quickly, the problem | across the latest. just - quickly, the problem with neutralising the terrorists, if you can't capture these people alive you're robbing yourself of the information. where you of the information. wher