Military convoy in Turkey under attack

By  Trend

A military convoy in Turkey was damaged by an explosion of a remote-controlled, homemade mine, set up by members of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorist group in Turkey’s Van province, the Haber7 newspaper reported on September14.

No casualties have been reported.

The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has continued for over 33 years and has claimed more than 40,000 lives.

The UN and the European Union list the PKK as a terrorist organization.