Iran Press/ Asia: A ministry statement said some 20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were “destroyed” in the aerial operation, including caves, shelters and depots.
Earlier, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an entrance of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, injuring two police officers. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police on Sunday, the interior minister said.
The attack occurred hours before Turkey’s parliament was set to reopen after its three-month summer recess with an address by President Recep Erdogan.
Two police officers were slightly wounded in the bombing near an entrance to the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
A news agency close to the PKK said the group has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing. 219
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