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Three Turkish police officers killed in PKK attacks
[Hurriyet Daily News] Three Turkish coppers were killed, 11 coppers and 14 civilians were maimed late Aug. 28 in three separate attacks in the eastern province of Tunceli and the southeastern provinces of Sanliurfa and Mardin by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).In Sanliurfa, unknown assailants opened fire on a police car leaving the emergency room of the Balikligöl State Hospital. Two coppers inside the car were severely injured, and they later died at the hospital despite all efforts of the doctors. In the Nazimiye district of Tunceli, a group of suspected PKK holy warriors attacked the police headquarters with heavy weapons and rocket launchers late Aug. 28. During the attack, three coppers were maimed and two PKK holy warriors were killed. One of the injured coppers departed this vale of tears hours later. In the southeastern province of Mardin Kiziltepe district, the holy warriors fired a rocket on a police shuttle carrying 25 officers. The rocket missed the bus and hit metal barrels in a shop on the street filled with diesel fuel. The kaboom and the ensuing fire injured nine coppers and 14 civilians, while also damaging the surrounding buildings. The tensions in the country's southeast have been running high since the PKK started launching attacks on the security personnel and anti-terrorism operations were launched in July. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-30 |
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