AGRI, Turkey (AA) - Seven village guards and one specialist sergeant were martyred Thursday in a PKK attack in the eastern province of Agri, according to officials.
Four soldiers and two civilians were also injured in the same attack by the terrorist group.
A clash emerged between security forces and PKK terrorists near Gokcebulak village in Tendurek Mountain after the attack, according to a statement by Agri’s governorship.
It added that the wounded were taken to Dogubeyazit State Hospital and one of the soldiers is in critical condition.
An air-supported operation was launched in the area.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and EU and resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015. More than 600 security personnel have since been martyred and more than 7,000 PKK terrorists killed.