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Kurdish militants say they planted Istanbul bomb


Friday, 16 June, 2006 , 12:42 AFP — A radical Kurdish group on Friday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack a day earlier in a busy Istanbul neighbourhood, vowing more violence in reponse to what it called the mistreatment of Kurds in Turkey.

Kurdish rebel kills himself in blast, more bombs discovered


Friday, 16 June, 2006 , 10:52 AFP — A Kurdish rebel killed himself in a botched grenade attack on security forces who had come to raid his home in eastern Turkey late Thursday, security sources here said Friday.

Bomb explodes in eastern Turkey, no casualties


Friday, 16 June, 2006 , 06:44 AFP — A bomb exploded in the mainly Kurdish city of Van in eastern Turkey overnight, causing material damage but no casualties, local security sources said Friday.

Austria extradites suspected Kurdish separatist leader to Germany


Wednesday, 14 June, 2006 , 09:54 AFP — A member of the banned Kurdish rebel group PKK has been extradited from Austria to Germany where he has long been sought for militant attacks, the federal prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.

Kurdish rebels kill two Turkish soldiers


Sunday, 11 June, 2006 , 17:30 AFP — Kurdish rebels killed two Turkish soldiers and injured five others in an ambush in eastern Turkey on Sunday, the semi-official news agency Anatolia said.

Rebels call for Kurds to refuse to serve in Turkish army


Saturday, 10 June, 2006 , 13:11 AFP — Turkey's main Kurdish separatist rebel group called Saturday on Kurds to refuse to serve out their mandatory stint in the army or at least refuse to take part in operations in the country's Kurdish southeast.

Turkish army kills two Kurdish rebels


Saturday, 10 June, 2006 , 07:48 AFP — Two Kurdish rebels were killed early Saturday in clashes with the Turkish army in the southeast of the country, security officials said.

Kurdish mayor jailed in Turkey for 'praising' rebel leader


Friday, 9 June, 2006 , 15:45 AFP — A Kurdish mayor in southeastern Turkey was sentenced to 15 months in jail Friday for remarks deemed as praise of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Four policemen wounded in Kurdish rebel attack in Turkey


Friday, 9 June, 2006 , 07:03 AFP — Four police officers were wounded when separatist Kurdish rebels opened fire on the residence of a local government official in southeast Turkey, local security sources said Friday.

Turkish sociologist cleared in legal saga over deadly blast


Thursday, 8 June, 2006 , 18:52 AFP — A dissident Turkish sociologist was cleared Thursday of helping to organize a deadly blast after the court was unable to establish whether a bomb or a gas leak caused the explosion, Anatolia news agency reported.