"Turk troops repulse rebel attack -security officials
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkish forces deploying tanks and artillery repulsed an attack by up to 40 Kurdish militants on a military post near the Iraqi border, security officials said on Thursday.
The attack late on Wednesday targeted Turkish gendarmes, or paramilitary police, in the mountainous Hakkari province, the officials said.
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