Thursday, 29 December 2011

Turkey: Strikes kill 35 people mistaken for rebels (AP)

People look at bodies lying on the ground after Turkey's air force attacked suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the border in Iraq, killing some tens of  people, many of them believed to be smugglers mistaken for guerrillas, near the Turkish village of Ortasu in Sirnak, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 29. 2011. The Turkish military confirmed the Wednesday night raids, but said its jets struck an area of northern Iraq that is frequently used by Kurdish rebels to enter Turkey, after drones detected a group approaching Turkey's border.(AP Photo)AP - Turkish warplanes mistakenly killed 35 smugglers and other villagers in an operation targeting Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a senior official said Thursday, one of the largest one-day civilian death tolls during Turkey's 27-year drive against the guerrillas.



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