Security forces detonated a bomb planted on a truck by terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the eastern province of Tunceli on Sunday. A large-scale operation is under way to capture the terrorists.
The terrorists first planted the bomb on the truck, then parked the vehicle across the Tunceli-Erzincan Highway, blocking the road. Security forces were sent to the scene and safely detonated the bomb under the supervision of bomb disposal units.A large number of special operations police officers were deployed to the area to capture the terrorists, who fled the scene after planting the bomb. The Tunceli-Erzincan Highway remained closed to traffic for 24 hours.
In a related incident on Saturday, PKK terrorists set fire to a truck carrying peanuts on the same highway.
The truck, which was carrying 17 tons of peanuts from Osmaniye to Erzurum, was stopped by the terrorists on the Tunceli-Erzincan Highway. The terrorists then forced the driver out of the vehicle and set it on fire.
A large-scale operation led by 8th Army Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Orhan Akbaş was launched against the terrorist organization in the province following Saturday and Sunday’s incidents.
Security forces have since defused three mines in the area. According to reports, the PKK’s main goal in these recent acts was to draw security forces into mined terrain.
(Today’s Zaman)
