Thursday, January 24, 2008

Five dead after Turkish raid on suspected al-Qaida cells | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

"Five dead after Turkish raid on suspected al-Qaida cells


Mark Tran and agencies
Thursday January 24, 2008
Guardian Unlimited

A police officer and four militants were killed today in raids on suspected al-Qaida hideouts in south-eastern Turkey.

Five police officers and a passerby were also wounded in the clash, which began when the gunmen fired on police in the southern city of Gaziantep, Turkish television stations reported."

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