2 Turkish cops killed in attack on roadblock

Officials say two policemen have been killed in northern Turkey in an attack targeting officers manning a security roadblock.

Gov. Yucel Yavuz says the attack occurred in the town of Macka, near the Black Sea. Five other police officers and a civilian are also wounded in the attack. Yavuz describes the assault as a “terror attack.”

The private Dogan news agency says the assailants fired shots and hurled hand grenades at the officers.

It was not immediately clear if Kurdish rebels, who have been targeting police in the past year, are responsible for the attack. The Islamic State group has also carried out a series of attacks in Turkey.

The attack comes days after a failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which led to the deaths of 232 people.

— AP