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Thursday, December 24, 2009

AFP: 31 detained in Turkey over rebel links: source

"31 detained in Turkey over rebel links: source

(AFP) – 8 hours ago

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish police detained 31 people, including eight Kurdish mayors, in a sweeping dawn operation Thursday targeting Kurdish separatists, a local security source said.

Police raided the homes of suspects in 11 provinces as part of an investigation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its off-shoots in urban centres, the source said on condition of anonymity."

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