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Five killed as PKK continues its attacks in Turkey
[Hurriyet Daily News] Five people, including a soldier, were killed while one police officer was maimed in attacks launched by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).In the southeastern province of Sirnak's Silopi district, police attempted to detain people, prompting resistance from neighborhood residents that included reported members of the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Three people died in ensuing festivities. Another armed conflict erupted when alleged members of the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H), the youth wing of the PKK, fought back with long-barreled weapons and rockets at coppers who had arrived at an YDG-H trench off of Nusaybin Avenue in Sirnak's Cizre district at around 12:30 a.m. on Aug 7. The police responded with fire while an injured officer was taken to the Cizre Public Hospital for treatment. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-08 |
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