Four People Killed in Bismil, Diyarbakır

* Photo Credit: Aziz Aslan, Silvan / AA

In Bismil district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey, the police launched an operation after the curfew had been declared. Four unidentified persons were killed.

According to the news of Dicle News Agency (DİHA), the dead bodies were taken to Bismil State Hospital morgue.

The curfew was declared by the district governorship yesterday at noon in quarters Ulutürk (Rojava), Dumlupınar (Avaşin), Fırat and Tekel of Bismil. Many armored police and military vehicles blockaded the quarters.

According to the news of Yüksekova News, the attacks intensified in Avaşin and Rojava. State hospital officials didn’t give information about the case while DİHA stated four killed people were civilians.

The tension continues in the district and gunshots and booms are heard in the quarters.

Governorship of Diyarbakır indicated four people were Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members and claimed the deceased PKK members had many weapons and explosives near them. (AS/BD)

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