The offices of two strongly nationalist Turkish newspapers were attacked late Wednesday by suspected militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire on their editorial headquarters, AFP reported.
Five masked attackers lobbed Molotov cocktails at the offices of the Yeni Safak daily in the Bayrampasa district of Istanbul, then opened fire on the offices using long-range rifles, according to reports by state-run Anadolu news agency and Yeni Safak.
In a separate incident, another group attacked the offices of Yeni Akit in Istanbul, also using Molotov cocktails and rifles, inflicting damage on several cars parked outside.
No casualties reported, and police were searching for the attackers.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus blamed the attack on the PKK, saying "I condemn with hatred the ugly attack on Yeni Safak and Yeni Akit newspapers by members of the terrorist organization."
Turkey has been engaged in an operation against PKK militants in southeastern Turkey since July. The two newspapers that were attacked have been strong supporters of the government's military actions.
