Death toll from PKK terrorist blast in Turkey's Diyarbakir rises to at least 7 - Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu
At least seven civilians were killed and 13 others seriously wounded on Thursday when PKK terrorists targeted a vehicle carrying forest workers with an improvised explosive in southeastern Turkey, local governorate said.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, who went to the city after the attack, announced that the death toll rose to 7 after it was initially reported that four were killed. In a statement, the Diyarbakir Governorate said the terrorist attack occurred in the Kulp district at around 0500GMT. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said all means will be used to nab the perpetrators.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the EU, has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.
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