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Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

Turkey: Six soldiers killed by PKK kurdish rebels

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Six Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack by Kurdish rebels near the border with Iraq, Turkey says.

The attack took place overnight on a military outpost near the town of Cukurca in Hakkari province, south-east Turkey.

Another 15 soldiers were wounded in the attack, Turkey’s prime minister said. He said one rebel was shot dead, and the military was pursuing others.

The News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk … orld-europe-10696410