Turkish forces arrest five PKK members in Kushadasi

ISTANBUL, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Turkish Security forces on Monday arrested five members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) intending to flee out of the country illegally in Aydin Province, South West of Turkey.
Anti-terror squads monitored the movements of the outlawed organization's elements coming from other areas to Kushadasi, a resort town on Turkey's Aegean coast, and wanting to escape out of the country illegally, Turkish Anandolu news agency said.
A security squad stopped the vehicle the PKK members were travelling in and arrested them, the sources added.
Four of them were taken to Kushadasi Security Directorate while the fifth suspect was transported to the hospital as he was suffering injuries.
Sinceآ Julyآ 2015, Turkey initiated a crackdown campaign against the PKK in the countryآ’s southeastern Kurdish region and North of Iraq.(end) ta.ha