Istanbul, Sha'ban 29, 1438, May 25, 2017, SPA -- Five Turkish security personnel were killed and four others injured on Thursday in clashes with militants in Turkey's restive south-east, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to dpa, eleven militants were also killed in the clashes with alleged members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which took place in the provinces of Van and Hakkari, the report said. It added that one of the security forces killed was a village guard. Earlier on Thursday, a soldier was killed in Agri province. --SPA 18:05 LOCAL TIME 15:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w414617