Turkey's security forces prevent terror attack
Turkey's security forces have prevented a terrorist attack in the province of Hakkari, Yeni Safak newspaper said on Monday.
Around 50 kilograms of explosives and 48 units of detonators were revealed in Shemdinli area during the Turkish police special operations.
It is assumed that the revealed explosives belong to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party.
The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which requires creation of an independent Kurdish state, has lasted for over 25 years and claimed over 40,000 lives. The PKK is recognised as a terrorist organisation by both the UN and the EU.
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