According to AFP the Siirt governor's office said in a statement three other village guards and four soldiers were wounded while they were providing security during road construction.
Those killed were also village guards -- locals employed to combat PKK members.
The governorate did not give further details on the attack but blamed the "separatist terrorist organization" -- Turkey's official term for the PKK.
The office said that a wide operation was underway to "neutralize the PKK terrorists who launched the attack".
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