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At least seven Turkish soldiers have been killed in an explosion in the east of the country, Turkish media report. | At least seven Turkish soldiers have been killed in an explosion in the east of the country, Turkish media report. |
The private Dogan news agency said a roadside bomb went off as a military vehicle was passing by in the province of Erzincan. | The private Dogan news agency said a roadside bomb went off as a military vehicle was passing by in the province of Erzincan. |
Four soldiers were also injured in the blast, reports said. | Four soldiers were also injured in the blast, reports said. |
Fighting between Turkish soldiers and PKK rebels in eastern and south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq has escalated in recent months. | Fighting between Turkish soldiers and PKK rebels in eastern and south-eastern Turkey and northern Iraq has escalated in recent months. |
Last month, Turkish jets attacked a PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) base in northern Iraq, killing an unknown number of fighters. | |
The air strike came shortly after the government blamed the PKK, which wants an independent Kurdish state in south-east Turkey, for a twin bombing in Istanbul which left 17 dead. |