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Six members of Turkish security forces killed in PKK attack in: report

Published: 03 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 29 Nov 2021 - 06:45 pm

Istanbul: Five Turkish soldiers and one special forces police officer were killed Saturday in a bomb attack blamed on Kurdish militants in Nusaybin in the southeast of the country, the Dogan news agency reported.

The members of the security forces were carrying out a military operation in Nusaybin in Mardin province when a bomb left by militants from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was detonated, it said.

AFP

Istanbul: Five Turkish soldiers and one special forces police officer were killed Saturday in a bomb attack blamed on Kurdish militants in Nusaybin in the southeast of the country, the Dogan news agency reported.

The members of the security forces were carrying out a military operation in Nusaybin in Mardin province when a bomb left by militants from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was detonated, it said.

AFP