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Militant chief Ocalan wants end to Turkey hunger strike | Reuters

Militant chief Ocalan wants end to Turkey hunger strike

By Daren Butler and Seyhmus Cakan

ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR | Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:47pm EST

(Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called for an end to a hunger strike by hundreds of his supporters in prisons across Turkey on Saturday, raising hopes of a push to end a decades-old conflict.

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