A bomb attack in southeastern Turkey killed six police officers and injured four others on Monday, Dogan News Agency reported.
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The incident happened in the eastern Bingol province when PKK terrorists detonated an improvised explosive targeting an armored police vehicle. He blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for Kurdish autonomy since 1984.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Bingol Governor Yavuz Selim Kosger said the attack was carried out by a parked auto waiting for police who were coming from a change of guard at Bingol Airport.
He also confirmed the initial death toll and said that two of the injured were in critical condition.
Clashes between the PKK and the Turkish security forces resumed a year ago after a fragile peace process collapsed.
Thousands of army officers and government officials have been suspended and arrested by the government which also imposed a state of emergency in the country.
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Turkey’s military, NATO’s second largest, is undergoing a major shake-up following a July 15-16 coup attempt, but has played down concerns that the wide-reaching changes will undermine its struggle against the PKK.
