PKK kidnaps three in southeastern Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 7 (UPI) -- The
outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party blocked a road in southeastern Turkey
and kidnapped three people, including a soldier, authorities said.
Members of the group, known by its Kurdish-language initials PKK, stopped about 30 vehicles on a road leading to the Diyarbakır-Bingol Highway Wednesday night, Today's Zaman reported.
Among those abducted was Turkish Gendarmerie Pvt. Ali Sabanci, who had been heading to his hometown, Gaziantep, while on leave.
PKK members forced people to get out of their vehicles and spoke about the group, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
Members of the group, known by its Kurdish-language initials PKK, stopped about 30 vehicles on a road leading to the Diyarbakır-Bingol Highway Wednesday night, Today's Zaman reported.
Among those abducted was Turkish Gendarmerie Pvt. Ali Sabanci, who had been heading to his hometown, Gaziantep, while on leave.
PKK members forced people to get out of their vehicles and spoke about the group, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
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