"Turkish security on alert for conflict anniversary
15 Aug 2005 08:06:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Police stepped up security in Turkey's southeast on Monday amid heightened Kurdish guerrilla activity and the 21st anniversary of the start of a bloody insurgency there, security sources said.
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels have increased attacks on military and official targets in recent months, rekindling a conflict that has cost more than 30,000 lives."
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