Kurds fire at Turkish military helicopter, one soldier dead

Published August 10th, 2015 - 09:57 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

One Turkish soldier has been killed and seven others injured Monday when Kurdish fighters opened fire on a military helicopter in the southeastern province of Sirnak, Reuters reports.

Earlier today two assailants attacked the US Consulate in Istanbul. 

Turkey has seen a recent spike in violence as tensions mount between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). 

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