Two village guards, three PKK terrorists killed in southeast Turkey
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Huriyet Daily News with wires
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mayıs 15, 2009 13:44
ISTANBUL - Two village guards were killed and three others were injured in clashes with PKK terrorists in a southeastern Turkish province on Friday, Dogan News Agency said. Three PKK terrorists were also killed in the clashes, it added. (UPDATED)
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Special gendarmerie forces were dispatched to the region by helicopter after the incident in the Eruh district of the southeastern province of Siirt.
According to a conflicting report published by Anatolian Agency, one village guard was killed and another was injured when a landmine planted by the PKK exploded in Eruh. The report added a clash erupted between soldiers and PKK terrorists in the vicinity following the blast. No further details are available regarding any casualties in the clash.
The PKK, which launches cross-border attacks on Turkey from bases in northern Iraq, is listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the international community, including the EU and the United States.
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