Four soldiers martyred in bomb attack in SE Turkey
16:16, 18/05/2016, WednesdayU: Update: 16:30, 18/05/2016, Wednesday
Yeni Şafak
An explosive planted by terrorists detonated during passing of a military vehicle; four soldiers martyred, nine others injured
As many as four soldiers have been martyred and nine others, including four in serious condition, injured in a bomb attack carried out by terrorists in southeastern Turkey.
The incident occurred at 14:05 pm local time on the Şemdinli-Aktütün highway.
An explosive, planted by terrorists, was detonated as a military vehicle passed, according to the Turkish military.
The wounded soldiers were taken to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the military mobility on the region continue as skorsky and cobra-typed helicopters are reinforcing the border teams while some other helicopters are flying over Kayalar, Tekeli, Alan and Günyazı villages continuously.
Security forces have been battling terrorists of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeast since a ceasefire collapsed in July 2015.
More than 5,000 terrorists have been neutralized both in Turkey and Northern Iraq, according to the recent official Turkish figures.