ANKARA, Rajab 15, 1437, Apr 22, 2016, SPA -- Turkey's state-run news agency says three soldiers were killed in a bomb attack on a road in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast region where the security forces are battling Kurdish rebels, as AP reported. Anadolu Agency says the bomb exploded Friday on a highway linking the cities of Tunceli and Elazig as an armored personnel carrier was passing by. The agency said the military sent reinforcements and attack helicopters to the area to attempt to catch the assailants whose escape routes were placed "under intense fire." --SPA 12:55 LOCAL TIME 09:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w