The PKK act in Ankara

Turkish fighter aircraft. AP  

 

The PKK act in Ankara 

Turkey: Airstrikes against 20 PKK targets in northern Iraq 

 

Turkey has carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq and destroyed 20 suspected PKK targets, the Ministry of Defense says according to AP. 

 

According to the military, the attacks were aimed at, among other things, caves and weapons depots.  

 

It comes after the PKK claimed responsibility for the bombing in Ankara earlier on Sunday, when two police officers were injured. 

 

Hours before the Turkish parliament opened after the summer break, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the interior ministry, and a second attacker was shot dead by police. 

 

The terrorist-labeled Kurdish organization called it an "act of sacrifice" carried out by the group's "immortal brigade".  

 

PKK flag/Blue light application in Ankara. AP 

  

The PKK claims responsibility for the bombing in Ankara  

 

The terrorist-labeled Kurdish organization PKK claims responsibility for the bombing in the Turkish capital, Ankara, reports AFP. 

 

"A sacrificial act was carried out against the Turkish Ministry of the Interior by a group from our Immortal Brigade," said a statement to the PKK-affiliated ANF news agency.  

 

Sunday's attack happened hours before the Turkish parliament was due to open after the summer recess. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device, and another attacker was killed in a shootout with police.  

 

Two police officers were slightly injured in the attack, which was carried out at the Ministry of the Interior. Turkish authorities call it a terrorist attack.

 

  

Erdogan, police in Ankara after the crime. TT 

 

Erdogan: "The villains will never achieve their goals"  

 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now commenting on the bombing outside the country's Ministry of the Interior in Ankara. This is reported by AFP. 

 

- The villains who threaten the peace and the security of the citizens have not achieved their goals and will never do so, he says.  

 

Two police officers were slightly injured in the attack, a suicide bomber was killed by the detonation and another attacker is said to have been killed.