Kurdish rebels holding three German climbers hostage have called on Berlin to press Turkey to halt military operations against the guerrilla group.
The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, seized the three Germans at Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey on Tuesday. The rebels say the climbers are in good health and will be released when Turkey halts military operations in the area. Germany has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages. The PKK is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the European Union and the United States and has been banned in Germany since 1993.
(Deutsche Welle)
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