The incident took place in Pasinler Provincial Police Department on Erzurum-Ağrı Highway. Targeting the police department and its lodgings, terrorists attacked with rockets and long barreled guns from municipal park. As soon as the attack occurred, Turkish police started to back fire and many special operation police units were dispatched to the district. Cashes with terrorists lasted until 07:30.
Afterwards, terrorists fled to the sunflower and corn fields and disappeared without trace.
As a result of the attack 3-storey provincial police department headquarters building and the frontal section of the lodging got damaged. The press was prevented from taking video from the scene. At the end of the attack, local residents flocked to the streets.
According to the eyewitnesses that the clashes continued until 07:30. A terrorist was seized with his guns.
Pasinler District Governor Ali Ada said there were no any injuries in the attack. Provincial Police Department Director Kamil Karaböcek went to the district and get some information on the incident.
Meanwhile the traffic is being permitted to flow only one direction of the highway.
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