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ANKARA, (AFP) - An explosion blamed on Kurdish
rebels occurred on Friday at an oil pipeline in
southeastern Turkey, causing material damage, local
officials said.
The attack targeted a stretch of the pipeline near
the village of Taskoy in Mardin province, the local
deputy governor Ali Candan said in a statement
carried by Anatolia news agency.
It was perpetrated by members of the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who had planted
explosives at the site, he said.
"Only a small amount of crude oil leaked out as
there was no flow of oil through the pipeline," the
statement said.
The PKK, also known as KONGRA-GEL, has been blamed
for a series of attacks on security forces and other
targets in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast since
last June when the group ended a five-year
unilateral ceasefire with the government.
The rebels waged a bloody campaign for Kurdish
self-rule in the region between 1984 and 1999.
AFP
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