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Kurdish militants kill 3 soldiers in southeastern Turkey


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Kurdish militants kill 3 soldiers in southeastern Turkey

2011-07-25 01:48:16 GMT+7 (ICT)

ANKARA (BNO NEWS) -- Three Turkish soldiers were killed in an ambush laid by militants of the outlawed group of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey.

The ambush took place in the southeastern Mardin province late on Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Two non-commissioned officers and one specialist sergeant were killed when the militants opened fire on them while they were returning to the police station in Omerli district.

Mardin Governor Turhan Ayvaz said operations were initiated in the region to find the attackers.

The incident comes after 13 Turkish soldiers were killed on July 14 in clashes between security forces and members of the PKK in the southern province of Diyarbakir. The clash left seven others wounded, while five PKK militants were also killed.

The Kurdish militant organization took up arms in 1984 to fight for an independent homeland in southern Turkey. It is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, Turkey, the European Union and the United Nations.

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-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-07-25

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