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Turkish soldier shot dead as army and IS exchange fire | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Turkey's military and Islamic State fighters have exchanged fire over the Syrian-Turkish border, killing one soldier, the state news agency says. | |
The governor of Kilis province says a border post was attacked from inside Syrian territory. | |
It is the latest violence to hit Kurdish-dominated south-east Turkey, three days after 32 people were killed by a bomber linked to IS in Sucur. | |
Also on Thursday, a Turkish traffic policeman was shot dead in Diyarbakir. | |
In the latest violence to strike the border: | |
The Diyarbakir police officer and a colleague were attacked while attending a collision. | |
The second officer was badly injured. No group has yet said that it was behind the shooting of the officers. | |
The two attacks on Thursday have added to the bloodshed in the area of Turkey nearest to IS-held territory. | |
On Monday, a suicide blast killed 32 people in the mainly Kurdish town of Suruc, near the Syrian border. | On Monday, a suicide blast killed 32 people in the mainly Kurdish town of Suruc, near the Syrian border. |
On Wednesday, two other policemen were shot dead in their home in Celanpinar, 160km (100 miles) from Suruc. | On Wednesday, two other policemen were shot dead in their home in Celanpinar, 160km (100 miles) from Suruc. |
The military wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said it was behind that attack. | The military wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said it was behind that attack. |
They said it was revenge for the killings in Suruc, and said the men had collaborated with Islamic State (IS) fighters. | They said it was revenge for the killings in Suruc, and said the men had collaborated with Islamic State (IS) fighters. |
On Thursday morning, Turkish security forces arrested three people for killing the two men in Celanpinar, the state-run Anadolu Agency said. | On Thursday morning, Turkish security forces arrested three people for killing the two men in Celanpinar, the state-run Anadolu Agency said. |
A 20-year-old Turkish student has been identified as the suicide bomber who killed the 32 youth activists in Suruc. | A 20-year-old Turkish student has been identified as the suicide bomber who killed the 32 youth activists in Suruc. |
The attacker, named by local media as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, was an ethnic Kurd from Turkey's south-eastern province of Adiyaman and reportedly had links to IS militants. | The attacker, named by local media as Seyh Abdurrahman Alagoz, was an ethnic Kurd from Turkey's south-eastern province of Adiyaman and reportedly had links to IS militants. |
Alagoz's mother told the newspaper Radikal (in Turkish) that her son was a former student at Adiyaman university who had gone "abroad" six months ago with his brother. | Alagoz's mother told the newspaper Radikal (in Turkish) that her son was a former student at Adiyaman university who had gone "abroad" six months ago with his brother. |
"I don't know what they were doing abroad, they never said. They were just telling me they were fine," Semure Alagoz said. | "I don't know what they were doing abroad, they never said. They were just telling me they were fine," Semure Alagoz said. |
A senior Turkish official told Reuters that he believed the bomber, who he did not name, had travelled to Syria last year with the help of a group linked to IS militants. | A senior Turkish official told Reuters that he believed the bomber, who he did not name, had travelled to Syria last year with the help of a group linked to IS militants. |
Monday's suicide bombing claimed 32 lives and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years. | Monday's suicide bombing claimed 32 lives and injured 100 others, making it one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey in recent years. |
The activists were mainly university students, who were holding a news conference when an explosion ripped through the group at the Amara Cultural Centre. | The activists were mainly university students, who were holding a news conference when an explosion ripped through the group at the Amara Cultural Centre. |
They had been planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. The youngest victim was Okan Pirinc, who was 18, according to the Turkish media. | They had been planning to travel to Syria to help rebuild the town of Kobane. The youngest victim was Okan Pirinc, who was 18, according to the Turkish media. |
Many in Turkey feel the government has not done enough to support the Kurds in their fight to combat the threat of IS fighters across the border in Syria - something denied by Ankara. | Many in Turkey feel the government has not done enough to support the Kurds in their fight to combat the threat of IS fighters across the border in Syria - something denied by Ankara. |
On Thursday, one IS fighter alleged to have crossed from Syria into Turkey was shot dead by the youth wing of the PKK in Istanbul. | On Thursday, one IS fighter alleged to have crossed from Syria into Turkey was shot dead by the youth wing of the PKK in Istanbul. |
The group said the man had travelled from Kobane to Istanbul for treatment seven months ago, and had been planning attacks in the city. | The group said the man had travelled from Kobane to Istanbul for treatment seven months ago, and had been planning attacks in the city. |