After PKK terrorists targeted Turkish soldiers in a roadside bombing late Sunday in the town of Dağlıca in the eastern province of Hakkari, the mystery of the tragic incident still remains unsolved. Just hours before the attack police detained 30 people, including Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink, for trying to be human shields for the PKK. Moreover, the attack, which took place miles away from where the PKK used human shields, raised questions about the intention of the human shields, including Geerdink. According to sources, the human shields were in cahoots with the PKK and stalled security forces in order to prevent military operations. Geerdink, who is based in Diyarbakır, was reportedly among the detained demonstrators. "I'm in custody in Yüksekova," she said on her Twitter account, adding that she is to give testimony to a prosecutor. It is expected that she will be on trial for supporting terrorism and her deportation will remain on the agenda. The PKK has been using human shields to prevent military operations since they unilaterally broke the two-year cease-fire on July 11. The use of human shields presents one of the most difficult legal-ethical challenges in modern warfare. Using this technique is illegal for countries that are parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions and the 1998 Rome Statute.