18 killed in PKK car bomb attack in Turkey's Hakkari

Ten soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Oct. 9 when outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants staged a car bomb attack targeting a military post in the eastern province of Hakkari, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has announced.

Yıldırım said 18 were killed, including eight civilians, after PKK militants detonated a bomb-laden car at a gendarmerie checkpoint in Hakkari's Şemdinli district in the morning hours during a vehicle and identity check.

He said five tons of explosives were used in the attack. 

According to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), a total of 387 PKK militants have been killed in Hakkari since Aug. 4.

A wide-scale air-supported operation is being conducted in the region, the military added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said the country would "not surrender to terror organziations" and vowed that all who conducted attacks would pay the price.

Turkey's media watchdog, RTÜK, also imposed a customary gag order following the attack.
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