Rocket attack martyrs Turkish police officer, 2 injured

TUNCELI, Turkey

One police officer was martyred and two others seriously injured Saturday in a terrorist attack at a police checkpoint in the eastern city of Tunceli, according to local sources.

The injured officers were transported to Tunceli State Hospital and later taken to Firat University Hospital by a military helicopter.

Anti-terror operations against the PKK organization are ongoing in the region.

In June, at least nine people were injured in a PKK car bomb attack on a residential complex for members of Turkey’s judiciary in Tunceli province.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.

Since then, nearly 600 security personnel have been martyred and more than 7,700 PKK terrorists neutralized.

TUNCELI, Turkey

One police officer was martyred and two others seriously injured Saturday in a terrorist attack at a police checkpoint in the eastern city of Tunceli, according to local sources.

The injured officers were transported to Tunceli State Hospital and later taken to Firat University Hospital by a military helicopter.

Anti-terror operations against the PKK organization are ongoing in the region.

In June, at least nine people were injured in a PKK car bomb attack on a residential complex for members of Turkey’s judiciary in Tunceli province.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU, resumed its 30-year armed campaign against the Turkish state in July 2015.

Since then, nearly 600 security personnel have been martyred and more than 7,700 PKK terrorists neutralized.