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Soldiers killed in southeast Turkey amid rebel clash

Four Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack by Kurdish separatist rebels in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, the military said on Thursday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 12:42 October 16, 2008
  • Gulf News

Ankara: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack by Kurdish separatist rebels in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, the military said on Thursday.

One soldier was killed when a military helicopter taking troops to the scene of the clash crashed due to technical failure, the military said.

Another fifteen soldiers were injured in the helicopter crash.

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