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| Title | Roadside bomb blast kills seven in southeast Turkey |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Turkey |
| Publication Date | 18 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Roadside bomb blast kills seven in southeast Turkey, 18 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4eaaa81722.html [accessed 2 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Roadside bomb blast kills seven in southeast Turkey
October 18, 2011
A Kurdish woman waves a PKK flag from her house in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Officials say a roadside bomb explosion has killed five police officers and two civilians in Turkey's southeast.
A police vehicle appears to have been the target for the attack on October 18 in the town Guroymak in Bitlis province. The civilian casualties were traveling in a truck behind.
One soldier meanwhile was wounded in a separate roadside bomb attack in the southeastern province of Mardin.
Security forces searched the area in search of the assailants, believed to be members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Attacks by suspected PKK guerrillas have become common in Turkey's eastern and southeastern provinces.
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey and much of the international community, took up arms in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey in 1984, sparking a conflict that has claimed about 45,000 lives.
compiled from agency reports
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
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