Kurdish rebel clash kills 5 in Turkey

By SPA,

Tunceli, Turkey : Kurdish guerrillas killed five Turkish village guards in a clash in southeast Turkey overnight, military sources said on Saturday.


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They said Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels opened fire on the state-sponsored militia as they embarked on a patrol in the mountainous province of Sirnak, on Friday.

Turkish military forces backed by helicopters subsequently launched an operation in the area in search of the militants, Reuters reported.

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