Rocket fire from Iraq kills Turkish soldier in Hakkari

One Turkish serviceman was killed and four more people, including a civilian, were injured in the rocket fire from Iraq's northern areas controlled by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the authorities of Turkey's Hakkari province said.

"One of our servicemen was killed as a military base, located in the regional center of Cukurca in our province, was attacked by two rockets launched from the territory of northern Iraq on October 9. Four more people were injured, including one civilian who is in critical condition. The investigation is underway," Sputnik cited the statement as saying.