Soldier killed in clash in southern Turkey

One soldier was killed in a firefight near the Zorkun highlands in Turkey's southern province of Osmaniye on Monday, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), opened fire on Turkish soldiers who were deployed in the field, Osmaniye's Governor, Celalettin Cerrah, said in a statement.

21-year-old Rıfkı Damar was killed in the firefight, while another soldier was injured