Soldier martyred in PKK attack in southeastern Turkey

MARDIN, Turkey

One Turkish soldier was martyred and two others injured in an attack by PKK terrorists in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province, authorities said Friday.

In a statement, the province’s governorship said the terrorists attacked the soldiers while they were providing security at a road construction site in Nusaybin district.

The statement said the injured soldiers were receiving treatment at a hospital, without providing details on their condition.

A large-scale anti-terror operation was conducted to locate the terrorists.

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