Thursday, May 24, 2007

Turkish soldiers killed in blast

"Turkish soldiers killed in blast
Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, is in favour of a military operation in northern Iraq [AFP]
Five Turkish soldiers have been killed in a landmine explosion in southeast Turkey, security sources said, blaming the blast on Kurdish rebels.

Thursday’s attack came at a time of mounting speculation that the army may cross into northern Iraq to launch an operation against rebels based there."

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