Explosion on highway kills 2 soldiers in southeast Turkey
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Turkish media report suspected Kurdish rebels have detonated explosives on a highway as security forces were passing by, killing two soldiers.
The state-run Anadolu Agency says the explosion occurred Wednesday on a highway linking the cities of Mardin and Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey.
The private Dogan news agency says two soldiers were killed in the explosion.
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The rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, have launched a series of violent attacks since 2015, when a fragile peace process with the government collapsed.