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Turkey pays huge cost to eliminate terrorism

ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces have killed 771 militants of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) while 55 Turkish security personnel have been killed in terrorist attacks over the past month operations within the country and in northern Iraq, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.

Turkey facing violence against security forces and civilians in the east and southeast in particular, with armed offensives and bomb attacks conducted by the outlawed organization leaving scores of deaths and injuries.

According to the report, a 19-year-old young man, Ali Akpınar, was killed after unknown assailants with their faces masked detonated a hand-made bomb in the southeastern province of Mardin on Aug. 19. Akpınar was injured when the explosion occurred in Mardin’s Artuklu district and he was rushed to the Mardin Public Hospital, but be could not be saved.

In the Nusaybin district of Mardin, three people were injured after PKK militants carried out a bomb attack on a bridge linking two neighborhoods at around 8 p.m. on Aug. 20. Several holes were seen on the bridge, and homes, workplaces and vehicles around the bridge were severely damaged after the blast.

In Istanbul, two gunmen opened fire at the Kıraç Police Station in the Esenyurt district of the city with long-barreled weapons at around 6:40 a.m. on Aug. 21. No casualties were reported.

Witnesses in Esenyurt said they first heard a single gunshot followed by series of shots. They said a short clash broke out between police and the assailants as the police responded with fire. Two assailants ran away and were reported to be still at large.

Meanwhile, seven PKK militants reportedly surrendered to the authorities, bringing the number of militants from the group who have surrendered to 854 since March 21, 2013, the Şırnak Governor’s Office said in a written statement.

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