Turkey: 13 soldiers injured in PKK bomb attack

9/22/2015 4:44:08 AM

(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Thirteen Turkish soldiers have been injured Monday night when a planted handmade explosive was detonated as amilitary convoy was passing in the eastern province of Van security sources said.

Security sources toldAnadolu Agency that the incident happened at around 11.30 p.m. (2030GMT) Monday night on the Baskale-Hakkari highway. PKK terrorists are suspected ofhaving detonatedthe planted handmade explosive by remote control.

The injured soldiers were taken to Baskale State Hospital. After the first medical interventions they were taken by helicopter to Yuzuncu Yil University’s Dursun Odabas Medical Center for additionaltreatment.

Turkish security forces have launched a broad operation in the region to apprehendthose responsible for the attack.

A total of 123 Turkish security forces have been martyredand 29 civilians killed by the PKK terror organization militants since the conflict reignited in July.

The Turkish army has officially killed a total of 1196 PKK terrorists in ground-and-air operations from July 22 to Sept. 17.

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