Four soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded when PKK militants detonated an improvised explosive device buried under the asphalt road stretching between Aktütün and Beyyurdu near Turkey’s border with Syria, Hurriyet reports.
The blast occurred during the passage of two armored army vehicles at 2:05 p.m., around 70 kilometers from the center of the Şemdinli district of Hakkari.
One of the vehicles was said to be mine-resistant and seated 13 personnel, and initial reports claim that at least one ton of explosives was used in the attack.
At least four soldiers were killed immediately, while nine wounded soldiers were transferred to the Hakkari Military Hospital for treatment, an official statement released on the website of Turkish Armed Forces said. Four of the soldiers sustained severe injuries, according to the statement.
