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7 killed in clashes between Turkish troops, Kurdish rebels - CNN.com

7 killed in clashes between Turkish troops, Kurdish rebels
By Yesim Comert, CNN
September 12, 2011 -- Updated 1824 GMT (0224 HKT)

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Seven people were killed in a series of clashes between police and suspected Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey that sent guests at a wedding party scrambling for cover, an official said Monday.

The fighting started Sunday night when suspected militants attacked four locations in the town of Semdinli, an official from the governor's office in Hakkari province told CNN.

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