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Kurd rebels blow up gas pipeline in
eastern Turkey
23.5.2006
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DIYARBAKIR,
Kurdistan-Turkey, May 23 (Reuters) - Kurdish
separatist rebels blew up part of a natural gas
pipeline on Tuesday in eastern Turkey, disrupting
the flow of gas, officials said.
The explosion occurred in the early hours of Tuesday
in a remote mountainous district of Agri province
near the Iranian border, a senior official in the
nearby town of Dogubeyazit, Rauf Ulusoy, told
Reuters. The blast caused about 500,000 lira
($370,000) worth of damage, Ulusoy said. The gas
flow has been halted while a team from the state
natural gas company Botas works to repair the
damage, he added.
Police have stepped up security measures in the
area, Ulusoy said.
Turkey imports natural gas from neighbouring Iran.
Ankara blames rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party
(PKK) for the deaths of more than 30,000 people
since the group launched its armed campaign for an
independent Kurdish homeland in southeastern Turkey
in 1984.
Violent clashes between rebels and security forces
have increased since the PKK called off a unilateral
ceasefire in 2004. The PKK or groups linked to it
have also carried out attacks on civilian targets
across Turkey. ($1=1.35 Turkish lira)
Reuters
Southeastern Turkey: North Kurdistan (
Kurdistan-Turkey)
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