Kurdish Guerrillas Are Suspected in Explosion
From Times Wire Reports
Suspected Kurdish guerrillas detonated an explosive-laden minibus across from a police guest house in the eastern city of Igdir on the Armenian border, injuring 17 people, the governor’s office said.
The explosion coincided with complaints by jailed rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan about his prison conditions. The attack also came after a recent declaration of cooperation among Turkey, the United States and Iraq in fighting the guerrillas, who are based in northern Iraq.
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