One killed as curfew declared in southeastern district

DİYARBAKIR – Doğan News Agency

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One man was killed late on Nov. 3 during clashes between security forces and outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the province of Diyarbakır’s Silvan district, where a curfew had been declared.

The man, identified as Müslüm Tayyar, 22, was killed during the security forces’ operation after a curfew was declared starting from 5 a.m. in three Silvan neighborhoods, where trenches had been dug by PKK militants. 

Sporadic clashes are ongoing, with gunfire and explosions heard in the neighborhoods where the curfew is still in place.