Turkish warplanes retaliate after militant bombing

The Turkish government on Sunday said that its warplanes struck suspected targets associated with the Kurdish militant group known as the PKK. The Turkish Interior Ministry said that the attack hit roughly 20 locations used by the group and killed many of its members. The aerial assault occurred after a suicide bombing in the country’s capital of Ankara on Sunday. The PKK claimed responsibility for that attack.

What happened in Ankara? Two PKK militants approached the Turkish Interior Ministry building in Ankara. One of the militants detonated a suicide bomb, while Turkish police officers shot the other one to death. Two police officers suffered injuries during the attack. The blast occurred just hours before the Turkish parliament resumed operations after a three-month recess.

Dig deeper: Listen to my report on The World and Everything in It podcast about how the PKK affects Turkey’s relationships with some European countries.