Turkey says two workers killed by PKK explosives on rural road


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  • Saturday, 02 Oct 2021

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two electrical workers were killed when explosives struck their vehicle in Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Saturday, the interior ministry said, blaming the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.

The employees of a power distribution company were heading to a village at around 11 a.m. (0800 GMT) when the remote-controlled explosives detonated, the ministry said.

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