Turkey- One policeman killed two wounded in PKK attack in rnak
Date
4/17/2016 9:18:58 AM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) One police officer was killed while two others were wounded in an attack by the outlawedKurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) late on April 16 amid ongoing operations in the Turkish southeastern province of rnak.
PKK militants launched a rocket attack against an armored police vehicle passing through Vatan Street in central rnak and injured three police officers.
All three were transferred to the nearby rnak State Hospital where police officer Hüseyin Danac 28 succumbed to his wounds. The other officers are reportedly in a good condition.
A funeral ceremony was held for Danac at the 23rd Gendarmerie Border Division Command on April 17. His body was later sent to his hometown of Kayseri in Central Anatolia.
Anti-terror operations have been ongoing in rnak since March 14 and an additional operation has been launched to apprehend the April 16 attackers.
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