Kurdish rebels kill more Turkish soldiers in new attack in eastern Turkey

Ankara: Turkey's state-run news agency said that Kurdish rebels have killed one Turkish soldier in an attack on a military outpost in eastern Turkey.

The attack has raised the number of Turkish soldiers killed by the rebels to 12 in two days.

Anatolia agency said that one soldier was also wounded in Sunday's attack near the town of Palu in Elazig province, a day after a similar rebel raid left nine soldiers dead and a mine blast killed two more near the Iraqi border.

Turkish jets have bombed Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq in response.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the eastern city of Van to attend a funeral for the soldiers on Sunday.

Hundreds of Turkish protesters have demanded tougher action by the government.