Two police officers were killed and three colleagues were injured early Sept. 6 in an armed action by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in response to continued operations by security services against the militant group’s youth wing in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
Police forces conducted operations against members of the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H) early Sept. 6 in the central district of Sur to cover trenches that have been dug by locals to protect residents against attacks by security forces.
Members of the YDG-H responded to the operations with rocket-propelled grenades, killing two police officers and wounding three others.
A number of people were also detained as part of the operation, while citizens were warned not to leave their houses.
Gunfire and the sounds of bombs were occasionally heard in the neighborhood.
Meanwhile the Diyarbakır Governor’s Office has declared a curfew in the district until further notice.