According to the sources, the suspects were killed in an operation in the province`s Varto district, where the PKK allegedly planted mines and explosives.
The operation was carried out during a curfew declared by the Mus governor between 8.30 p.m. and 5.00 a.m., local time on Sunday.
A PKK member was also captured alive, security sources said, adding that many homes and offices were also damaged in the incident.
Moreover, security forces diffused two gas cylinder bombs that were packed with 120 kilograms of explosives at different locations in the district, the sources said.
Also, security forces intercepted a suspected car at the entrance of the district and seized 15 Kalashnikov rifles, five Rocket-Propelled Grenade rounds and around 5,000 bullets on Monday. - Ankara
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