Turkey: 8 soldiers killed by roadside bomb
Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:05 am
Eight soldiers were killed Wednesday afternoon by a roadside bomb attack blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or the PKK, the Turkish military said.
The soldiers were traveling in an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey's Siirt province when a remote-controlled bomb exploded, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu Agency reported.
Also Wednesday, two gunmen were arrested near Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace, Turkey's Dogan News Agency reported after gunfire erupted close to a police post at the palace.
No injuries or deaths were immediately reported in that incident. The Istanbul governorate said the two suspects were carrying automatic weapons and hand grenades...............
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The soldiers were traveling in an armored vehicle in southeastern Turkey's Siirt province when a remote-controlled bomb exploded, Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu Agency reported.
Also Wednesday, two gunmen were arrested near Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace, Turkey's Dogan News Agency reported after gunfire erupted close to a police post at the palace.
No injuries or deaths were immediately reported in that incident. The Istanbul governorate said the two suspects were carrying automatic weapons and hand grenades...............
To read further go to this link: cnn.com
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