Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Turkish deaths

Monday 04 October 1993 23:02 BST
Comments

Thirty-one Kurdish civilians were killed in two separate minibus attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey, Reuter reports from Diyarbakir. Five soldiers and four guerrillas were reported killed in separate incidents in the mainly Kurdish region.

A minibus travelling between Kayalar and Kayalipinar villages in Mardin province hit a landmine, killing 26 people. Five civilians were killed in the Mutki district of Bitlis province when their minibus came under fire from Kurdistan Workers Party guerrillas, officials said.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in