Kurds kill 24 Turkish troops, Ankara vows to take revenge
China Daily | Updated: 2011-10-20 08:07
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Veteran soldiers argue with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's bodyguards during a protest outside his office against the latest attacks against the Turkish military, in Ankara on Wednesday. Umit Bektas / Reuters |
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Turkey launched air and ground assaults on Kurdish militants in Iraq on Wednesday, vowing to take "great revenge" after 24 Turkish soldiers were killed in one of the deadliest Kurdish attacks in decades.
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