A new bomb attack claimed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and clashes with the militants have killed at least six members of Turkish security forces east of the country.
Local media said Thursday that the bomb attack was carried out in Hizan district of the province of Bitlis about noon local time, when militants detonated a hand-made explosive device placed on a road near Gayda village while a military vehicle was passing.
Reports said five soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the attack.
The Dogan news agency said a village guard was also killed and another soldier was wounded when clashes erupted in the rural areas of Nazar village in the same area.
