Turkey Says 2 Workers Killed by PKK Explosives on Rural Road

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 PKK. (AFP file photo)
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 PKK. (AFP file photo)
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Turkey Says 2 Workers Killed by PKK Explosives on Rural Road

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 PKK. (AFP file photo)
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 PKK. (AFP file photo)

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).

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

The PKK is deemed a terrorist organization by Ankara, the United States and the European Union, and Turkey's military often targets members in the country's southeast.

The PKK launched a separatist insurgency in the region in 1984. More than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict.

Separately, Turkey said its military and intelligence organization "neutralized" three PKK members on Saturday in northern Iraq, where the group has mountain strongholds. The government commonly uses the term to mean killed.



3 People Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank

Israeli soldiers arrive to push away Palestinian farmers and foreign activists, preventing them from reaching their fields for olive harvest in Qusra village, near the Israeli settlement of Majdalim, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Israeli soldiers arrive to push away Palestinian farmers and foreign activists, preventing them from reaching their fields for olive harvest in Qusra village, near the Israeli settlement of Majdalim, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
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3 People Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank

Israeli soldiers arrive to push away Palestinian farmers and foreign activists, preventing them from reaching their fields for olive harvest in Qusra village, near the Israeli settlement of Majdalim, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
Israeli soldiers arrive to push away Palestinian farmers and foreign activists, preventing them from reaching their fields for olive harvest in Qusra village, near the Israeli settlement of Majdalim, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinian officials said Thursday an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three people.

The military said its forces were targeting militants in the area of the Nur Shams refugee camp, which has seen repeated battles in recent months.

The military said it eliminated a Hamas militant in the area who was involved in planning attacks on Israelis.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Thursday that two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike and third by Israeli gunfire.

Israel said its forces were still in the area.

At least 763 Palestinians, including over 165 children, have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of the Gaza Strip triggered the war there, according to the Health Ministry.