One soldier killed, six wounded in SE Turkey PKK attack

November 02 2012 18:45:17

One soldier killed, six wounded in SE Turkey PKK attack

DİYARBAKIR

Turkish Armed Forces Handout

One soldier was killed and six more were wounded in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack on a gendarmerie post in the Lice district of Diyarbakır, Anatolia news agency reported.

Militants attacked the post with long-distance weapons and rocket launchers on Nov. 2. Clashes erupted when security forces responded with fire. Air and land support were sent to the area immediately.

The wounded soldiers have been transferred to hospitals nearby as operations continue in the area.

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