Terrorists attack governor’s convoy

The attack is thought to be staged by the terrorist organization the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)- the Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress (KADEK). Witnesses said that that machine guns were also used in the attack staged behind rocks in a forested area near the highway between Pulumur to Tunceli. The attack was staged on convoy of 13 cars carrying Tunceli Governor Akyuz, Mayor Hasan Korkmaz, military personnel and some administrators in Zagge region, 30 kilometers away from eastern Tunceli province, around 2.30 p.m. Car carrying Governor Akyuz was taken under protection by armored vehicles in the convoy just as the assailants opened fire. As the soldiers in the convoy opened fire on the assailants, the assailants stopped firing and tried to escape. Tunceli Gendarmerie Commando Brigade and special forces have launched a broad operation backed by the air after the attack.