Eight Turkish soldiers killed
At least eight soldiers died after an apparent ambush took place on a highway in a restive part of south-eastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolian Agency reported Wednesday.
Anatolian reported the troops were killed after Kurdish rebels allegedly attacked a military convoy with a series of four explosive devices placed on the highway, which also wounded at least 11 soldiers.
Rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, known by the acronym PKK, have claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks over the last month, including an August 13 ambush near the south-eastern province of Sirnak that killed at least three soldiers.