Four killed in land mine explosion in Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News with wires

The governorship of Sirnak said in a statement that at least nine others were injured in the incident.

The state-run Anatolian Agency said a truck carrying road and dam construction workers hit the land mine believed to have been laid by PKK terrorists in the province of Sirnak, near the Iraqi border.

Earlier reports suggested five people were killed in the blast early Monday.