Posted on 07/09/2008 3:17:31 AM PDT by bd476
Three German tourists kidnapped in eastern Turkey
Three German tourists were kidnapped in Turkey's eastern province of Agri, CNNTurk reported on Wednesday. They were kidnapped by terrorists, it added quoting the governor of Agri. (UPDATED)
Three German climbers on Mount Ararat were kidnapped in Turkey's eastern province of Agri, CNNTurk reported on Wednesday. The three, who were party of a 13-member team, were kidnapped by terrorists, it added quoting the governor of Agri
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“’Three Germans seized’ in Turkey”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Turkey has in recent months stepped up its campaign against PKK bases in northern Iraq, in response to an increase in attacks by the group.
News of the kidnapping coincided with an attack on policemen guarding the US consulate in Istanbul, though there is no suggestion of a link.”
Note: The following blog entry is a quote:
http://www.thememriblog.org/turkey/blog_personal/en/8395.htm
Turkey’s Top General: “Terrorism Biggest Threat To Global Peace”
Speaking at an international security conference in the Mediterranean city of Antalya, Turkey’s Chief of General Staff, General Yasar Buyukanit said that terrorism is the most serious sickness of the 21st century and that none of the forms of terrorism could be considered legitimate, regardless of the ideology behind them.
Buyukanit told commanders from several countries that international cooperation has become the sine qua non in the fight against terrorism. He said that efforts in diplomacy, intelligence, economy, finance, information and law were all as important as the military methods in the fight against terrorism, since terrorist organizations are acting like international crime organizations committing crimes such as drug and human trafficking, money laundering, racketeering, bootlegging and kidnapping for ransom.
Source: AA, Hurriyet, Turkey, July 8, 2008
Posted at: 2008-07-09
Here's the most recent update from HotNews Turkey.com ~ Hurriyet.com
Three German mountaineers kidnapped by PKK in eastern Turkey
Three German tourists were kidnapped by terrorists in Turkey's eastern province of Agri, the state-run Anatolian Agency reported Wednesday quoting the governor. (UPDATED)
Three German mountaineers kidnapped by PKK in eastern Turkey
PKK terrorists seized the climbers, part of a group of 13 mountaineers, as they were ascending the mountain in Agri province, provincial governor Mehmet Cetin told the AA.
"The terrorists said they carried out this action because of the German government's recent moves against PKK associations and sympathizers," the Anatolian Agency reported the Governor Mehmet Cetin as saying.
Cetin said the terrorists kidnapped the three late on Tuesday, adding the gendarmerie had launched a wide-scale search and rescue operation, and the other mountaineers were brought to Agri's Dogubayazit town.
The governor said the climbers had arrived in the region three days ago and had established a camp at a height of 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) on Mount Ararat. Five PKK militants approached the camp and kidnapped three people, he said.
The PKK is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey as well as the majority of the international community including the United States and the European Union.
Mount Ararat, situated close to the Iranian and Armenian borders, is the highest mountain in Turkey at 5,137 meters (16,853 feet) and is believed by many to be the final resting place of the Biblical Noah's Ark.
Three German mountaineers kidnapped by PKK in eastern Turkey
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