Police discover PKK underground tunnel for terror attacks

Turkish security forces discovered a 40-meter-long underground tunnel believed to be used by PKK terrorists for attacks on security officials in the southeastern border town of Silopi.

The tunnel, connected to some warehouses, was about 40 meters long and 1.5 meters deep. Police say PKK terrorists used the tunnel to flee from police raids as well as to attack security forces.

Police added the tunnel was also connected with the city sewer system which allowed terrorists to travel underground as far as Mount Judi.

Police uncover PKK arsenal

In another operation on two houses used as PKK terror cells in Siirt District, police uncovered an arsenal belonging to terrorist.

Siirt Governor Mustafa Tutulmaz said security units found a large amount of ammunition and arms during a search operation in two separate addresses on Thursday.

Security officials confiscated four rocket launchers, 35 anti-tank rocket nozzle, 13 anti-personnel rocket nozzle, five hand grenades, 21 Kalashnikov rifles, 51 Kalashnikov magazines, 4,568 Kalashnikov cartridges, five hand walkie-talkies, a dual band-enabled radio, 36 rocket propulsion engines, 3 Bixi heavy machine guns, 828 Bixi fireworks, 8 Bixi armor-piercing bullets, an M16 rifles, three M16 gun magazines, 302 M16 gun cartridge, a table radio, 12 grenade firing receivers, a timer, two trigger setting remote controllers, 480 hunting cartridges, one hunting pistol, 29 pistol cartridge, a pair of binoculars, first aid materials and lots of equipment for these weapons, along with digital materials and organizational documents.

The cache was displayed publicly at Siirt police headquarters.

Police also seized seven Kalashnikov rifles from another house during Thursday's operation, where a police official was martyred and seven PKK terrorists were killed.

The PKK, designated a terror group by Turkey, the US and the EU, have been fighting Turkish armed forces for nearly three decades. They renewed their armed campaign late last summer.