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| Turkish soldiers killed in blast | Turkish soldiers killed in blast |
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| At least eight 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 the town of Kemah in Erzincan province. | |
| 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. |
| Provincial governor Ali Gungor told the state-run Anatolia news agency that the injured soldiers were being treated in various hospitals. | |
| No-one has yet claimed responsibility but the blast occurred in an area which has often been the scene of conflict between the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) and government forces. | |
| Last month, Turkish jets attacked a PKK 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. | 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. |