6 Turkish soldiers killed 10 wounded in rocket attack

Iskenderun- Turkey: 6 Turkish soldiers were killed and ten wounded in a rocket attack on a naval base in Hatay (Iskenderun). Last night at around 00.40 the Turkish military navy base came under rocket attack. At least 6 soldiers have been reported dead and ten wounded.

According to the local reports, the base came under rocket attacks from the motorway passing over the base itself. The rocket attack was followed by a fire weapons exchange. Three of the wounded soldiers at Iskenderun State Hospital are believed to be in serious conditions.

After the attack a group of fascists have assaulted the BDP building in Iskenderun. Chanting slogan like “Down with the PKK” and “Kurds out”, the group could assault the building for an hour before the police actually showed off.