VAN (AA) - September 24, 2012 - Turkish anti-terrorism police on Sunday killed two PKK terrorists in eastern Turkey in an offensive launched after an attack on a hospital emergency service.
The terrorists were killed in a clash near Bakacik village of the eastern province of Van as security officials have said one the terrorists was believed to have staged the emergency service attack on Saturday night which killed a police officer.
PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist organization also by the United States and European Union, has recently stepped up attacks on Turkish security forces.
The terrorist organization has been fighting an armed separatist movement since 1984 which has claimed the lives of more than 30,000 people.
