Kurdish militants on Saturday fired four rockets at the airport in the south eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, without causing casualties, the Dogan news agency said.
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The Kurds attacked a civilian airport Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey launching a rocket-propelled grenade.
The intended target of the heavy bombardment was a police checkpoint located near the VIP lounge, added the agency.
There were no injuries or disruptions to flights due to the rocket attack in the city, Diyarbakir Governor Huseyin Aksoy told broadcaster NTV, RT reports.
The attack is suspected to have been carried out by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.
The PKK, which is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, has been fighting for an autonomous Kurdish region here since 1984.
But, as the Turks and their allies have consolidated their positions, some have raised concerns that the push into Jarablus would be used as a bridgehead to take on Kurdish-allied forces that have occupied positions in northern Syria. The attack happened not long before midnight on August 27. There were claims that it was sacked on from territory held by the Kurdish YPG.
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Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in northern Syria on Saturday, and Ankara said it had launched air strikes against both Kurdish militia fighters and Islamic State.
