DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY (AFX) - Three rebels from the separatist Kurdish group PKK were killed in fighting with the Turkish army and a freight train was bombed overnight by suspected members of the group.
The militants were shot dead in the countryside in Tunceli province, where an army operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was continuing, the local governor said in a statement carried by Anatolia news agency.
Separately, officials said that a bomb, believed to have been activated by remote control, went off late Saturday on a railroad in the southeastern province of Mus, derailing a passing freight train and damaging eight of its wagons.
The PKK, blacklisted as a terrorist group by Turkey, the European Union and the United States, has stepped up its violent campaign this year. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/ra COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2005. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited