Three security officers killed, 10 wounded in clashes in Turkey's southeast

Three security officers have been killed while 10 police officers have been wounded in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern Turkish provinces of Diyarbak?r and ??rnak.

PKK militants attacked a police shuttle vehicle with a rocket launcher at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 in ??rnak's central Yeni Mahalle neighborhood.

Two policemen, identified as Alican Öztürk and Mustafa Ya?ar, were killed in the attack while 10 others were wounded and hospitalized at military and state hospitals in ??rnak. 

In a separate attack in Diyarbak?r's Sur district late on Jan. 18, a specialized sergeant was heavily wounded in gunfire opened by PKK militants. 

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