Podcast5 civilians killed in PKK attack in Turkey's southeast: Governor's Office
Diyarbakır Governor's Office said on April 8 that five civilians were killed in a PKK attack in the province's Kulp district. Security forces launched an operation to apprehend those involved in the attack, it also said.
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Five civilians were killed in a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the Kulp district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, Governor's Office said on April 8.
According to a statement released by Diyarbakır Governor's Office, PKK militants detonated an improvised explosive device when a vehicle carrying civilians heading to gather wood was passing by at around 6:30 a.m.
"Our five civilian citizens were martyred in the terror attack in Kulp," the statement said.
Security forces launched an operation to apprehend those involved in the attack, it also said.
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