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Army kills seven Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey, two police die


Saturday, 8 April, 2006 , 18:21 AFP Turkish security forces have killed seven Kurdish rebels in the past 24 hours in the southeast of the country, local security sources and a news agency said Saturday.

Army kills six Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey


Saturday, 8 April, 2006 , 09:08 AFP Turkish security forces on Friday killed six Kurdish rebels suspected of involvement in the deaths of five soldiers, local security sources said Saturday.

Blast injures three in southeastern Turkey


Friday, 7 April, 2006 , 16:17 AFP Three people were injured in a suspected bomb explosion Friday in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir, security sources said.

Istanbul police detain would-be bombers, seize explosives


Friday, 7 April, 2006 , 13:49 AFP Istanbul police Friday rounded up 11 suspected Kurdish militants and seized nearly eight kilograms (17.5 pounds) of explosives believed to have been destined for bomb attacks in Istanbul, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Demo held in Iraqi Kurdistan for Kurds in Turkey


Thursday, 6 April, 2006 , 17:14 AFP Hundreds of sympathisers of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey protested Thursday in northern Iraq against killings by Turkish security forces during clashes with Kurds last week.

Turkey rejects criticism over police conduct in Kurdish riots


Thursday, 6 April, 2006 , 15:23 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected criticism Thursday that an excessive use of force was to blame for the loss of life during Kurdish riots last week.

Turkish PM rejects criticism over police conduct in Kurdish riots


Thursday, 6 April, 2006 , 11:24 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected criticism Thursday that an excessive use of force was to blame for the loss of life during Kurdish riots last week.

Six killed as violence plagues Turkey


Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 , 20:14 AFP Separatist Kurdish rebels killed five soldiers and a policeman in Turkey's southeast, officials said Wednesday, as violence continued to plague the country in the wake of deadly Kurdish riots.

Kurdish militants claim bombing of Turkey's ruling party office


Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 , 19:00 AFP Radical Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for a bomb attack Wednesday against an office of Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Istanbul.

Five soldiers, policeman killed in Kurdish rebel attacks


Wednesday, 5 April, 2006 , 13:25 AFP Separatist Kurdish rebels killed five soldiers and a policeman in Turkey's southeast in the wake of deadly Kurdish riots in the region, officials said Wednesday.