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AFP: Kurdish rebels extend truce, thousands march for peace

"Kurdish rebels extend truce, thousands march for peace

By Mahmut Bozarslan – 5 hours ago

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) — Separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey said Wednesday they would extend a four-month truce, as thousands of Kurds marched in their main city of Diyarbakir to call for peace.

The unilateral truce, first announced by the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in March, had been due to expire on Wednesday but will now continue until September 1, the separatists said."

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