Police officer martyred in Turkey’s southeast

DIYARBAKIR

A police officer was martyred Saturday after being injured in clashes between security forces and PKK terrorists in the Sur district of Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey, a security source said.

The officer died at Diyarbakir Military Hospital.

A round-the-clock curfew has been imposed on Sur since early December as security forces attempt to flush out PKK terrorists. The terrorist group renewed its military campaign in mid-July, in which time more than 200 members of the security forces have been martyred.