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22 September 2011 - 07:20 AMT

Three Turkish troops killed in Van

Three Turkish security forces were killed in eastern province of Van late on Wednesday, September 21, Today's Zaman reported citing private Cihan news agency.

According to Cihan, suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fired on Turkish security forces in Çatak district of Van late on Wednesday and killed one soldier and two village guards.

However, Van Governor Münir Karaloğlu told state-run Anatolia news agency that only one soldier was killed during the skirmish.