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| Turkey: Soldiers killed in ambush in eastern province |
| 2008-09-04 |
| (AKI) - Two Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were injured on Wednesday in an armed attack believed to have been carried out by Kurdish separatists in eastern Turkey. The armed attack on a military vehicle occurred in the Kigi district of the eastern province of Bingol, Turkish news agencies reported. Irfan Balkanoglu, governor of the province, said the two soldiers had been seriously injured in the ambush while on their way to secure the construction site of a dam in Kigi. They were rushed to hospital by helicopter, but later died. Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was believed to have been responsible for the attack. Turkish security forces killed four PKK separatists on Wednesday in an operation to track down those responsible. Security forces also seized rifles, rocket projectiles, hand grenades and ammunition from the alleged terrorists. |
| Posted by:Fred |