Turkish governor says has received information over killing of 20 people across Iraq border

SIRNAK (A.A) - December 29, 2011 - The governor of Turkey's southeastern province of Sirnak said on Thursday that he had received an information that over 20 people were killed across Turkey-Iraq border. Vahdettin Ozkan said he had not received a definite information about the incident yet. "We have only learned that more than 20 people were killed. A crisis center has been set up at the governor's office, and prosecutors and security forces have been sent to the region," Ozkan told AA correspondent. Ozkan said a full investigation was under way. Turkey's southeast is used by PKK terrorists to illegally sneak into Turkey to stage terrorist attacks.  Since 1984, PKK’s terrorist acts resulted in the death of more than 30,000 Turkish citizens, among whom were innocent civilians, teachers and other public servants, many deliberately murdered, and large amount of economic loss. In its history, the terrorist organization also employed suicide-bombing methods, waged mainly by women terrorists in Turkey; and kidnapped foreign tourists in southeastern Anatolia in the early 1990s. In order to damage Turkey’s economy, the organization also set forests in Turkey’s tourist resorts on fire. The PKK is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.