Friday, November 16, 2007

AFP: Turkish authorities seek to ban Kurdish party

"Turkish authorities seek to ban Kurdish party
5 hours ago ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish prosecutors on Friday started legal action to ban the main Kurd political party in Turkey, which has been accused of colluding with Kurdish rebels. The action against the Democratic Society Party (DTP) by Supreme Court prosecutors came amid heightened tensions with Iraq caused by Turkey's threat to launch cross border attacks on Kurdish guerrilla bases."

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