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Suspected Kurdish rebels abduct local official in southeast Turkey - chicagotribune.com

Suspected Kurdish rebels abduct local official in southeast Turkey

11:06 a.m. CST, March 2, 2014

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Gunmen have abducted the top elected official of a village in southeastern Turkey, security sources said on Sunday, stirring concerns that violence could mount in the region before municipal polls on March 30.

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