Report: Land mine explosion in southeast Turkey kills soldier
                   
iht.com     May 16, 2008            

Turkey's state-run news agency says a soldier has been killed in a land mine explosion near the border with Iraq. The Anatolia news agency says a soldier was also wounded in the explosion Friday in Hakkari province, where troops have been battling autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels. The agency says... [read full story]                

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