PKK attack martyrs 11 police officers in SE Turkey
PKK
attack martyrs 11 police officers in SE Turkey
Baku – APA. At least 11
police officers were martyred Friday when PKK terrorists detonated a bomb-laden
car near a security checkpoint in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak,
the regional governor's office has said, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
According to the Sirnak
Governor’s Office, three further officers succumbed to their wounds in
hospital, bringing the death toll to 11.
Following the attack, Health
Minister Recep Akdag had told reporters in Istanbul that the blast injured over
70 people, leaving some in a critical condition.
Security sources said earlier
that the terror attack targeted the checkpoint some 50 meters from riot police
unit headquarters in Sirnak's Cizre town.
The blast caused extensive
damage to the police building. Nearby houses and workplaces were also damaged.
Security forces are currently
searching for the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s Radio and
Television Supreme Council has banned all broadcasts about the deadly attack in
the interest of public safety and an ongoing police investigation.
The PKK -- also listed as a
terrorist organization by the U.S. and the EU -- resumed its 30-year armed
campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.
Since then, more than 600
security personnel have been martyred and more than 7,000 PKK terrorists have
been killed.
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