4 civilians killed, 15 reported missing in massive PKK bombing in Diyarbak?r village

Four civilians were killed and 15 people were reportedly missing after a massive bombing by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in a village in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r late on May 12. 

The bombing, which also left 23 people wounded, was carried out after an argument between villagers and PKK militants, the Diyarbak?r Governor's Office said in a statement.

"It is thought that an explosive-laden dump truck was detonated in Dürümlü by the members of the separatist terrorist organization [PKK] after it was followed by the villagers as a result of an argument between the militants and the villagers while the truck was passing through the Tan???k village," the statement read on May 13, adding that four villagers who were following the truck were killed in the bombing that took place at around 10:30 p.m.

 "The wounded citizens were taken to hospitals in the province and their [medical] treatments were started. The necessary investigations have been launched regarding the villagers reported missing," the statement added.

Villagers were looking for body parts around a huge crater caused by the blast, which created a hole with a depth of five meters. 

The target of the bomb-laden truck was a nearby gendarmerie station and the truck had been brought to the Tan???k village as it was the closest point to the station, according to another report on the attack.

The group monitoring the gendarmerie station and directing the truck allegedly told the militant in the vehicle to go towards the station twice, but wanted it to go back both times due to an unknown reason. 

The truck reportedly caught the attention of local villagers when it went back to the point twice and the villagers, who became...