Turkish fighter jets carried out more airstrikes against Kurdish militants Tuesday morning.
Turkish officials said more than 40 airplanes took part in six hours of airstrikes in northern Iraq. Turkish state media said the raids killed up to 40 fighters from the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
It was the second night of airstrikes since PKK fighters used roadside bombs to hit military vehicles and kill 16 Turkish soldiers on Sunday. The attack was the deadliest by the PKK since July.
Tuesday, an explosion on a minibus in eastern Turkey killed more than 10 police officers. The Turkish military blamed the PKK for the bombing.
