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| At least 10 Turkish police officers have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Turkey blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), security sources said. | |
| The attack targeted a minibus carrying officers working in the Igdir region of eastern Turkey at the Dilucu gate marking the border with Azerbaijan. Three others were wounded. | |
| Turkey’s security forces launched an operation against Kurdish militants after the attack, according to the state-run Anatolia news agency. | Turkey’s security forces launched an operation against Kurdish militants after the attack, according to the state-run Anatolia news agency. |
| This is the second deadliest attack of the current flare-up in unrest after 16 Turkish soldiers were killed at the weekend in the Kurdish-dominated south-east. | This is the second deadliest attack of the current flare-up in unrest after 16 Turkish soldiers were killed at the weekend in the Kurdish-dominated south-east. |
| In response to that attack, Turkish warplanes launched a massive air operation early on Tuesday against PKK targets, killing as many as 40 rebels. | In response to that attack, Turkish warplanes launched a massive air operation early on Tuesday against PKK targets, killing as many as 40 rebels. |
| The Turkish government vowed to eradicate PKK rebels after the attack. | The Turkish government vowed to eradicate PKK rebels after the attack. |