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PKK rebels kill Turkish villager for denying food
05 Aug 2007 08:27:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISTANBUL, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A villager was killed by Kurdish guerrillas in southeastern Turkey after refusing to give them food and supplies, state news agency Anatolian said on Sunday.

The killing took place in the Turkish province of Van, the news agency said.

Another villager was killed late last month for denying supplies to members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), classified as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

More than 200 people have been killed this year in clashes between the Turkish military and the PKK.

The increase in violence has prompted calls from Turkey's military for a cross-border operation to destroy militant camps in northern Iraq.

Turkey blames the PKK for 30,000 deaths since the separatists took up arms in 1984 to fight for an ethnic homeland.
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Protesters wave their flags during a demonstration against Turkey's presidential hopeful Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul in Ankara August 19, 2007. Gul looks set to become Turkey's president this month, after his first bid was blocked by the military and secular elite because of his Islamist past. Parliament holds a first round of voting on Monday. Gul is unlikely to muster the required two thirds of votes then, but is expected to win in the third round on Aug. 28 when he needs only a simple majority.



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