Three German hostages, who were freed by Kurdish rebels in Turkey on Sunday, have arrived back in Germany.
The three men were taken hostage on July 8 by separatist rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, during a climbing expedition on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey. The Germany rejects PKK demands for hostages ...
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Latvia and Lithuania ratify Lisbon Accord ... rebels had demanded that Berlin stop its crackdown on PKK supporters in Germany. The PKK has been fighting for Kurdish autonomy since 1984 and is listed as a terrorist organisation in Turkey, the European Union and the United States.
(Deutsche Welle)
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