Hurriyet English with wires
OluÅŸturulma Tarihi: Haziran 02, 2008 14:31
Four members of the Iranian security forces were killed by mines laid by outlawed PEJAK separatists in the northwest of the country, the AFP quoted the Jomhouri Islami newspaper reported on Monday, as German prosecutors charged a PKK member.
The newspaper said the radio-detonated mines had been planted in the Haj Omran region close to the border with Iraq by the PEJAK, the PKK’s breakaway faction in Iran.
The mines were laid in response to the deaths of a number of separatists in clashes with the security forces, said the newspaper, which quoted the Tabnak news website which has close security contacts.
Turkey and Iran have been long fighting against the terrorist movements operated by both the outlawed PEJAK and PKK separatists which is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and most of the international community, including the EU and the U.S..    Â
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PKK MEMBER IN GERMANY
German prosecutors said they have charged a 34-year-old Turkish man with membership in a criminal organization for his activities in the PKK, the AP reported on Monday.
Duesseldorf prosecutors have charged the man with holding various leadership positions in the outlawed PKK in greater Duesseldorf and Cologne.
Prosecutors only identified the suspect in a statement Monday as Ahmet A., adding he operated under the alias "Ciwan" and held various posts within the PKK chapters in Duesseldorf and Cologne between 2003-2006.
The suspect organized and distributed propaganda and carried out fundraising efforts by coordinating the groups annual campaign for donations, the AP quoted the prosecutors.
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