One village guard killed in PKK clashes in Turkey’s southeast

One village guard killed in PKK clashes in Turkey’s southeast

DİYARBAKIR
One village guard killed in PKK clashes in Turkey’s southeast A village guard was killed and two others were wounded in clashes with outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır late on Nov. 28, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The clashes occurred in the Çardak neighborhood of Diyarbakır’s Silvan district at 8:40 p.m.

PKK militants opened fire on the village guards who were changing duties, prompting security forces to respond immediately.

The three wounded village guards were admitted to hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries.