Kurdish guerrillas kill 5 Turkish soldiers, wound 2

Separatist Kurdish guerrillas attacked two military outposts along the Iraqi border in southeastern Turkey, killing five Turkish soldiers and wounding two others, local authorities said Saturday.

The guerrillas detonated a remote controlled bomb planted near an outpost in the town of Guclukonak, Sirnak province, killing a lieutenant, a reserve officer and a private. In another overnight attack, the guerrillas attacked an outpost in the town of Cukurca, Hakkari province, further east, killing two soldiers and wounding two others. (AP)