DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Kurdish rebels Thursday opened fire on a convoy of civilian vehicles carrying soldiers in southeast Turkey, killing a driver and wounding four troops, a security source said.An operation was launched after the attack by Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels near Lice in Diyarbakir province, said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The Turkish army often uses civilian vehicles to transfer troops in the region in a bid to thwart possible attacks by the separatist group.