DIYARBAKIR, Turkey
Seven terrorists who were plotting illegal actions have been wounded and captured during an overnight police operation on Thursday in the Silvan district of Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir city.
Police forces had learned that six terrorists from the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party came to the city center and two others came to Silvan to attend the pro-Kurdish protests that took place on Wednesday and to organize terrorist operations, according to provincial security sources.
The police operation was conducted with the aim of halting the terrorists in the city center. A clash erupted after the terrorists opened fire on the police forces, and six terrorists were wounded and captured.
Meanwhile in the Silvan district, one terrorist was also injured and captured after clashing with security forces and another got away.
As part of the anti-terror operation, the police tightened security measures in the city. They confiscated five grenades, three long-barreled guns and two Glock pistols after a search of a suspicious car in Diyarbakir's Baglar district.
The police also took four people in the car into custody.
Earlier on Thursday evening, two policemen were shot dead by terrorists in the eastern province of Bingol.
The protests, which began on Monday, were to demand that the Turkish government support the terrorist group PKK's military actions in the besieged Kobani near Turkey-Syria border.
The pro-Kurdish protesters have used the pretext that the Turkish government is accused of inaction in halting the relentless advance of the militant group in the Syrian city, which has become a scene of fierce street battles between Kurdish groups and ISIL militants.
The death toll from the protests now stands at 30, along with over 150 more were injured, while some 368 people were detained across the country, according to the latest statements by Gaziantep governor Erdal Ata and Turkish Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker.
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