Two police officers were killed and 35 people were wounded in attacks carried out by Kurdish militants in Turkey. Reuters reports that the militants used a car bomb and a rocket in the attack, which occurred in the southeastern part of the country. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, it is currently being attributed to the PKK. This is attack is the most recent in a growing trend of attacks in Turkey, as both Kurdish and ISIS-affiliated forces are targeting the country.
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