SE Turkey: Terrorist attack injures 3 village guards

By Mehmet Demirhan

SIRNAK, Turkey (AA) - Three village guards were injured in southeast Turkey on Monday after the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) laid by the PKK terror organization.

According to local authorities, the IED was triggered when as the guards made their way through Sirnak province to a nearby base where they served.

The injured village guards were sent to Sirnak State Hospital by helicopter.

An operation was launched in the region to capture the terrorists.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.

* Writing by Dilara Hamit from Ankara