"Turkish Kurd separatist activity rises
The Associated Press
SIIRT, Turkey - During the national day celebration this week, helicopters circled over Siirt's stadium, and snipers stood watch on rooftops - signs of the rising tension in southeast Turkey as Kurdish separatists rekindle an insurgency after a five-year lull.
Turkish intelligence officials say some 2,000 fighters of the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party have recently infiltrated from northern Iraq to carry out attacks. The group, known as the PKK, is believed to have 3,500 more guerrillas still in Iraq. "
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