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2020-04-02 The Grand Turk
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PKK claims suicide attack on Turkey-Iran pipeline, killing 30 Turkish soldiers
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[Rudaw] At least 30 Ottoman Turkish soldiers were killed when a Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighter launched a suicide kaboom on a pipeline in Agri province near the Iran-The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
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border on Tuesday, the group claimed in a statement.
The attack was allegedly carried out by Sema Kocer, a 25-year-old PKK fighter, in Dogubeyazit at around 5am on Tuesday, according to a statement published by the pro-Kurdish ANF news agency.
Turkey is yet to confirm the cause of the attack or the number of casualties. According to the PKK, at least 30 Ottoman Turkish troops died and "dozens" were maimed. Five armored vehicles were also destroyed.
The Ottoman Turkish troops were guarding a gas pipeline, which was damaged in the attack, disrupting Iranian gas exports to Turkey.
Mehdi Jamshidi-Dana, director of National Iranian Gas Co., confirmed the damage to the pipeline and said exports would resume following repairs.
"The damaged part of Iran’s gas export pipeline to Turkey will be repaired within the next few days," he said, according to Mehr News.
The pipeline carries around 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas each year. This is not the first time it has been targeted by the PKK.
Ottoman Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber shared footage of Tuesday’s attack. It said the cause of the blast is currently under investigation.
Turkey’s defense ministry issued a statement shortly after the earth-shattering kaboom claiming its forces had "neutralized" a member of the PKK who wanted to enter Turkey from Iran.
"A terrorist was neutralized in an operation carried out by the border units [guards] in Agri/Dogubeyazit after members of the separatist terrorist organization of the PKK tried to enter our country from Iran," the statement read.
The Ottoman Turkish government uses the term "neutralized" to denote death, injury, or capture. It did not mention Ottoman Turkish casualties.
Sema Kocer, the alleged attacker, is the nom de guerre of Rewshen Askara, who was born in Siirt province in 1995 and joined the ranks of the PKK in 2014, according to the group's statement.
Turkey routinely launches land and air operations against the group at home, in the Kurdistan Region, and in Iraq’s disputed territories of Shingal and Makhmour. It also attacks Kurdish forces in northern Syria, accusing them of fostering ties with the PKK.
Ankara launched Operation Kapan 8 on March 13 covering Agri, Kars, and Igdir provinces. The latest phase of the operation involves 1,012 troops.
The first phase was launched on January 11 in the southeastern province of Mardin.
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