ANKARA (Sputnik) – Car bomb explosion allegedly carried out by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) left nine servicemen and eight civilians dead in the Semdinli district of the Hakkari province in southeast Turkey, governor Cuneyit Orhan Toprak said Sunday.
"Terrorist attack in Semdinli resulted in death of 17 people, including nine servicemen with 27 others wounded," Toprak told NTV broadcaster.
After Pkk attacked #Şemdinli military HQ many casualties , Hakkari Province #turkey pic.twitter.com/vNT0jNqdzP
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Earlier in the day, local media reported that six Turkish soldiers were killed and another seven wounded as result of the explosion.
Turkish security forces have repeatedly carried out operations against members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) outlawed by Ankara in the Hakkari province.
