PKK bomb attack kills three policemen in Turkey's southeast

Militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of ??rnak overnight, killing three police officers and wounding four others in an armored vehicle, security sources said Jan. 18. 

Reports indicate the blast occurred at around 11:30 p.m. in ??rnak's ?dil district when PKK militants detonated a roadside bomb during the passage of an armored police car.

Seven policemen who were wounded in the attack were transferred to ??rnak State Hospital for treatment, but three later succumbed to their wounds. 

The treatment of four wounded officers continues, according to reports. 

Meanwhile, PKK militants attacked a security force base in the area with rifles, but no injuries were reported. 

Reports indicate scores of armored vehicles and security forces have been dispatched from Cizre to ?dil as reinforcement. 

The towns of Cizre and Silopi, further east of ?dil in ??rnak, have been under a military-imposed curfew since Dec. 14, 2015, as security forces battle PKK militants there. 

Turkey's army says it has killed 320 militants in Cizre, 135 in Silopi and 101 in the Sur district of Diyarbak?r province since operations began last month. The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which is focused on the Kurdish issue, says some 100 civilians have been killed in the areas since the curfews began.In Photos: Victims of ISIL bomb attack commemorated in Sultanahmet SquareIn Photos: Turkish PM, German interior minister lay red carnations at Istanbul blast siteIn Photos: Blanket of snow covers eastern Turkish province of VanIn photos: Turkey commemorates Rumi with 'Night of Union' ceremony in KonyaIn Photos: Ta?yaran Valley in Aegean region to become nature parkPictures...