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Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack in SE Turkey

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Three Turkish soldiers were killed and five others injured during anti-terror operations in Turkey's southeastern Sirnak province, local media reported early Tuesday.

The soldiers were carrying out operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group in the region of Kupeli Mountain, when an improvised explosive planted by PKK terrorists was detonated.

Media sources stated that anti-terror operations in the region were continuing.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.

According to the statistics from Anadolu Agency, more than 1,200 people, including security force personnel and civilians, has been killed since the group resumed its armed campaign in July 2015. Endit