Turkish planes bomb Kurd rebel area

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Subject: Turkish planes bomb Kurd rebel area after attack

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Turkish planes bomb Kurd rebel area after attack
       TUNCELI, Turkey, Nov 8 (Reuter) - Turkish fighter planes on
Wednesday bombed a mountainous area in eastern Tunceli province
after five soldiers were wounded in an attack by separatist
Kurdish rebels, security sources said.
          The soldiers were in a vehicle travelling near Cicekli
village, southwest of Tunceli city, when rebels from the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacked them on Tuesday.
          Security sources said one officer and four non-commissioned
officers were wounded in the rocket attack on the the vehicle.
          Just over a year ago Turkish security forces launched a
major operation to drive the PKK from Tunceli.
          More than 18,000 people have died since 1984, when the PKK
took up its battle for autonomy or independence in the mainly
Kurdish southeast.


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