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Militants kidnap 10 children in Turkey

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IANS Ankara

Militants of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) have kidnapped 10 children in Turkey's eastern province of Mus, a media report said Monday.

The group of 30 militants kidnapped the children aged 12-15 from a mosque in Bulanik town Sunday night, Xinhua reported citing Hurriyet newspaper.

The kidnapped children include a girl.

A rescue operation has been launched.

The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the European Union, took up arms in 1984 in a bid to create an ethnic homeland in southeastern Turkey.

Since then, more than 40,000 people have been killed in conflicts involving the group.

 

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First Published: Sep 08 2014 | 9:38 PM IST

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