Soldier killed in PKK bomb attack in Turkey’s southeast

MARDİN – Doğan News Agency

One soldier was killed and 11 security officials were wounded in a bomb attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Nusaybin district of the southeastern province of Mardin on June 1.

Two police officers and 10 soldiers were wounded when PKK militants detonated a bomb they had hidden in Nusaybin, where a curfew has been in force since March 14.

The wounded security officials were taken to Nusaybin State Hospital, where a specialized sergeant succumbed to his injuries.

Seven security officials received ambulatory treatment after the attack.

Security operations in the district were ongoing.