Police officer martyred by PKK in southeast Turkey
Governor's office says two injured officers not in critical condition
A police officer was martyred and two others injured in a PKK terrorist attack on Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, officials said.
Mardin provincial governor’s office gave few details of the attack in Nusaybin, which sits on the Syrian border. The town has been under curfew since Dec. 6 as Turkish security forces combat the PKK terrorist organization.
Following the 2 p.m. local time (1200GMT) armed attack, the officers were taken to hospital.
“One of the three police officers who had been getting treatment at Nusaybin State Hospital was martyred despite all medical efforts,” the statement said.
The injured officers’ conditions are not life-threatening.
The PKK - considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU - resumed its armed campaign in late July. Since then, around 195 members of the security forces have been martyred while more than 1,700 terrorists have been killed, according to official figures.
