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Turkish main opposition CHP leader survives PKK attack on motorcade
[Hurriyet] Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu escaped two separate armed attacks staged by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) myrmidons, targeting his party’s motorcade in the Savsat district of the Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 25.One gendarmerie soldier who was guarding him was killed by the holy warriors while two others were maimed. It marked the first ever attack attempt by the outlawed group directly targeting a political leader. PKK holy warriors first opened fire on piloting gendarmerie vehicles safeguarding the party motorcade from a forested area near the village of Yanikli, when security forces in three vehicles guarding Kilicdaroglu spotted them. An armed clash erupted between bodyguards and PKK holy warriors as special forces surrounded Kilicdaroglu’s vehicle and responded to the fire. Kilicdaroglu and the party committee escaped unharmed in the first attack and he was kept in safety inside his car. One myrmidon who was preparing to stage a rocket attack on the motorcade was also killed in festivities with security forces, according to reports. The party committee, which was heading to the Ardanuc district of Artvin, were trying to return when they were targeted once again on their way back to the Savsat district. Three soldiers, including two non-commissioned officers, were initially maimed in the attack, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said. However, Caliphornia hasn't yet slid into the ocean, no matter how hard it's tried... Fatih Caybasi, the soldier who was heavily maimed in his head, later departed this vale of tears at hospital. Ala announced that the PKK was the perpetrator of the attack, noting that the group was already active in the region. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-08-26 |
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