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Turkish solider killed in PKK attack

ISTANBUL, June 25 (KUNA) -- A Turkish solider was killed in an armed assault launched by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southern Turkish city of Hakkari, the Turkish General Staff said in statement on Sunday.
Some gunmen from the separatist organization opened fired at a Turkish force stationed in an area of the city, added the statement.
A solider was killed after he had been taken to a nearby hospital, it noted, with no further details.
In retaliation for continued attacks, Turkish police and army have been pursuing PKK's militants in southern and soueastern Turkey, as well as nothern Iraq. (end) ta.hm