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At Least 1 Police Officer Dead, 2 Wounded After Checkpoint Attack in Turkey

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An attack at a police checkpoint in Eastern Turkish city of Tunceli allegedly carried out by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) left one police officer dead and two seriously injured, local media reported Sunday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Those wounded were transferred to Tunceli State Hospital and then to Firat University Hospital, Anadolu news agency reported.

Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds escalated in July 2015 when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK collapsed over a series of terror attacks allegedly committed by the PKK members.

Turkish authorities have imposed several round-the-clock curfews in Kurdish-populated towns in country's southeast, preventing civilians from fleeing the regions where the military operations are taking place.

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