PKK militants detonate explosives on railway in Turkey’s Diyarbakır

Hurriyet - Suspected outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants detonated explosives on a railway during the passage of freight train in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Feb. 27, Doğan News Agecy has reported.

The attack occurred in the Bağıvar neighborhood of Sur district at 1 p.m. Eight empty wagons were derailed due to the detonation of the handmade explosive materials but no one was injured.

A number of ambulances were dispatched to the area, while police continued an investigation at the scene.