Three Germans have been kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local Turkish governor says.
He said the tourists were seized by PKK militants while climbing Mount Ararat, in Agri province.
They were part of a 13-member climbing team, the governor said.
Turkey has in recent months stepped up its campaign against PKK bases in northern Iraq, in response to an increase in attacks by the group. Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish rebels in Iraq ...
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News of the kidnapping coincided with an attack on policemen guarding the US consulate in Istanbul, though there is no suggestion of a link.
(BBC)
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