Soldier killed in PKK armed attack in Turkey's southeast

One soldier was killed on Feb. 24 in an outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack in the southeastern province of ??rnak.

PKK militants attacked Specialized Sgt. Ömer Koca as he was shopping in the city center in plainclothes. Koca was killed instantly in the assault.

Security forces conducted an operation to apprehend the fleeing PKK militants responsible for the attack.
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