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| Passengers at Diyarbakir Airport, in the southeast Turkish province of the same name, have sought shelter in a terminal building after an apparent rocket attack, local media report. The airport is used for both military and civilian purposes. | Passengers at Diyarbakir Airport, in the southeast Turkish province of the same name, have sought shelter in a terminal building after an apparent rocket attack, local media report. The airport is used for both military and civilian purposes. |
| Four rockets were fired by suspected Kurdish militants, Dogan news agency said. A police checkpoint outside the VIP lounge was hit. The casualties are unknown at this time. But all the passengers and airport staff have been moved inside the terminal building. Meanwhile, another report by broadcaster NTV said the rockets hit an area of wasteland nearby. | Four rockets were fired by suspected Kurdish militants, Dogan news agency said. A police checkpoint outside the VIP lounge was hit. The casualties are unknown at this time. But all the passengers and airport staff have been moved inside the terminal building. Meanwhile, another report by broadcaster NTV said the rockets hit an area of wasteland nearby. |
| There were no injuries or disruptions to flights due to the rocket attack in the city, Diyarbakir Governor Huseyin Aksoy told broadcaster NTV. | There were no injuries or disruptions to flights due to the rocket attack in the city, Diyarbakir Governor Huseyin Aksoy told broadcaster NTV. |
| Diyarbakir is known as the unofficial capital of the Turkish Kurds. It has seen a significant amount of violence this year, following Ankara’s offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the country's southeast. | |
| The city’s airport is a strategic spot that has often been the target of rockets. | |
| The Turkish government offensive on the mostly Kurdish southeastern regions of the country was launched in July 2015, with strict 24-hour curfews imposed on several Kurdish towns. | |
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