At least four die as violence flares in eastern Turkey
(MENAFN- Arab News) ANKARA: Clashes between Kurdish militants and security forces in eastern Turkey killed at least four people on Saturday in the latest flare up of violence since the collapse in July of a two-year-old cease-fire.
One civilian was killed and a district official from the ruling AK Party was wounded by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in Semdinli district of Hakkari province close to Turkey's borders with Iraq and Iran security sources said.
The attack happened after a car carrying the two victims refused to stop at a roadblock thrown up by the outlawed PKK and the militants opened fire.
In the town of Cizre two people were killed in clashes between security forces and suspected PKK militants according to the town's mayor Leyla Imret.
One civilian was killed and a district official from the ruling AK Party was wounded by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in Semdinli district of Hakkari province close to Turkey's borders with Iraq and Iran security sources said.
The attack happened after a car carrying the two victims refused to stop at a roadblock thrown up by the outlawed PKK and the militants opened fire.
In the town of Cizre two people were killed in clashes between security forces and suspected PKK militants according to the town's mayor Leyla Imret.
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