2 improvised explosives of PKK terrorists seized in eastern Turkey

BINGOL, Turkey

Turkish gendarmerie forces seized two improvised explosives belonging to the PKK terror group in the eastern Bingol province, a local authority said on Friday.

The gendarmerie teams received the intelligence that explosives are buried in the rural areas of Yayladere village, a statement by the governor’s office said.

During the ground survey conducted in the region as part of the Eren-4 anti-terror operation, two explosives were seized.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.

*Writing By Beyza Binnur Donmez in Ankara