A Turkish sergeant by the name of Nazım Altun was targeted by a gun attack on his way to the 34th Ammunition Division of 9th Corps Command where he serves in Horasan district of Erzurum.

The sergeant was severely injured in the gun attack which was conducted at Üçyol site in the district this morning.

Rushed to Horasan State Hospital in an ambulance called to the scene, Altun was referred to Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Military Hospital in Erzurum following an immediate treatment here.