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Kurdish militants kill policeman in eastern Turkey

DIYARBAKIR- Kurdish militants attacked a police checkpoint in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli overnight, killing one police officer and wounding two others, the provincial governor's office said on Sunday.

 

Fighters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacked the checkpoint with rocket launchers and rifles on the road between Tunceli and Ovacik at around 11:25 pm on Saturday (2025 GMT), the governor's office said in a written statement.

 

The wounded were flown by helicopter to neighbouring Elazig province for treatment, while an operation was launched to catch the militants, it said.

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.24.16, 12:59