ANKARA, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Three people have been killed in an armed attack by three masked assailants in southeastern Turkey, the local Cigan News Agency reported on Monday.

    The report said the assailants armed with machine guns raided a house in the village of Yayli in Mardin province Sunday evening, killing three family members and wounding two others, including a 12-year-old.

    A large military operation has been launched in the region to pursue the assailants who ran away after the raid, added the report. Enditem