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| Kurdish militants have detonated a car bomb outside a military checkpoint in south-east Turkey, killing 10 soldiers and eight civilians, the Turkish prime minister said. Turkey immediately launched a military operation against the rebels in response. | Kurdish militants have detonated a car bomb outside a military checkpoint in south-east Turkey, killing 10 soldiers and eight civilians, the Turkish prime minister said. Turkey immediately launched a military operation against the rebels in response. |
| Binali Yıldırım gave the death toll during a press conference in Istanbul and condemned the attack. “For the stability of our country, we will continue doing everything we can to save our homeland and our nation from the forces of terrorism,” the prime minister said. | Binali Yıldırım gave the death toll during a press conference in Istanbul and condemned the attack. “For the stability of our country, we will continue doing everything we can to save our homeland and our nation from the forces of terrorism,” the prime minister said. |
| Cüneyit Orhan Toprak, governor of Hakkâri province, where the attack took place on Sunday, told the news channel NTV that 27 others wounded in the attack were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. Eleven of them were soldiers, the Turkish military said. | Cüneyit Orhan Toprak, governor of Hakkâri province, where the attack took place on Sunday, told the news channel NTV that 27 others wounded in the attack were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. Eleven of them were soldiers, the Turkish military said. |
| Turkey’s state-run Anadolu agency, citing a statement by the Turkish armed forces, said the attack occurred outside a checkpoint on the Şemdinli-Yüksekova highway and was the work of the Kurdistan Workers’ party, or PKK. The checkpoint is 12 miles from the town of Şemdinli. | Turkey’s state-run Anadolu agency, citing a statement by the Turkish armed forces, said the attack occurred outside a checkpoint on the Şemdinli-Yüksekova highway and was the work of the Kurdistan Workers’ party, or PKK. The checkpoint is 12 miles from the town of Şemdinli. |
| Toprak said the attackers first opened fire on the soldiers at the checkpoint to distract them before driving up a minivan containing about 5 tonnes of explosives and detonating it. The explosion produced a crater 15 metres (50ft) wide and 7 metres deep. An infantry station located behind the checkpoint also suffered heavy damage. | Toprak said the attackers first opened fire on the soldiers at the checkpoint to distract them before driving up a minivan containing about 5 tonnes of explosives and detonating it. The explosion produced a crater 15 metres (50ft) wide and 7 metres deep. An infantry station located behind the checkpoint also suffered heavy damage. |
| Turkish authorities imposed a temporary blackout on coverage of the attack, citing public order and national security reasons. | Turkish authorities imposed a temporary blackout on coverage of the attack, citing public order and national security reasons. |
| The energy minister, Berat Albayrak, condemned the attack during a speech in Istanbul. | The energy minister, Berat Albayrak, condemned the attack during a speech in Istanbul. |
| “I would like to remind all friendly countries that there is great need to take a common stance and display solidarity against terrorism,” he said. | “I would like to remind all friendly countries that there is great need to take a common stance and display solidarity against terrorism,” he said. |
| Turkey has been rocked by a wave of bomb attacks since last summer that have killed hundreds of people and been blamed on either the PKK or the Islamic State group. | Turkey has been rocked by a wave of bomb attacks since last summer that have killed hundreds of people and been blamed on either the PKK or the Islamic State group. |
| Fighting between the PKK and the state security forces resumed last year after the collapse of a fragile two-and-a-half-year ceasefire. Since then, more than 600 Turkish security personnel and thousands of PKK militants have been killed in clashes, according to the Anadolu agency. | Fighting between the PKK and the state security forces resumed last year after the collapse of a fragile two-and-a-half-year ceasefire. Since then, more than 600 Turkish security personnel and thousands of PKK militants have been killed in clashes, according to the Anadolu agency. |
| Rights groups say hundreds of civilians have also been killed in the fighting. | Rights groups say hundreds of civilians have also been killed in the fighting. |