One Turkish soldier was killed Friday and five others were injured in an ambush laid down by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) activists in the city of Siirt. Security sources have reportedly said that land mines went off to kill the soldier and wound the other five. Elsewhere, one more soldier was injured as he stepped on a land mine, and two others were also wounded while trying to defuse other mines.Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul urged the US to take more practical measure against the PKK. The Anatolia news agency quoted Gul, who is in New York currently, as asking for more support from the US. "As a strong ally of the USA in the war against terror, we expect more support from the USA regarding fight against the terrorist organization PKK," Gul said.
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