6 killed in PKK attack on military convoy in southeast Turkey

This came a day after a bombing blamed on Kurdish militants killed 28 people in the capital Ankara.

6 killed in PKK attack on military convoy in southeast Turkey
AFP Diyarbakir (Turkey)
Last Updated : Feb 18 2016 | 6:17 PM IST
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) suspected rebels kill at least six Turkish soldiers on Thursday in an attack on their convoy in the southeastern region of Diyarbakir, security sources said.

The attack, which struck the convoy as it was travelling through the Lice region of Diyarbakir, came a day after a bombing blamed on Kurdish militants killed 28 people in the capital Ankara.
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First Published: Feb 18 2016 | 3:22 PM IST

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