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Deadly air strike targeted militants: Turkish military


Thursday, 29 December, 2011 , 10:27

ANKARA, Dec 29, 2011 (AFP) — A deadly air strike by Turkish warplanes targeted Kurdish militants, Ankara's military said Thursday after a pro-Kurdish party claimed 23 civilian victims had been mistaken for PKK rebels.

The military said its aircraft had targeted separatists trying to enter Turkey from Iraq in an air strike late Wednesday.