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| Three Germans have been kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local Turkish governor says. | Three Germans have been kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local Turkish governor says. |
| He said the tourists were seized by PKK militants while climbing Mount Ararat, in Agri province. | He said the tourists were seized by PKK militants while climbing Mount Ararat, in Agri province. |
| They were part of a 13-member climbing team, the governor said. | They were part of a 13-member climbing team, the governor said. |
| 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. | 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. |
| "The terrorists said they carried out this action because of the German government's recent moves against PKK associations and sympathisers," state-run Anatolian news agency reported. | "The terrorists said they carried out this action because of the German government's recent moves against PKK associations and sympathisers," state-run Anatolian news agency reported. |
| There were unconfirmed reports that paramilitary troops were involved in an operation to rescue the kidnapped climbers, while the other members of the group were taken to the nearest town. | There were unconfirmed reports that paramilitary troops were involved in an operation to rescue the kidnapped climbers, while the other members of the group were taken to the nearest town. |
| The group of climbers had set up a camp at 3,200m (10,500ft) on the mountain, the highest in Turkey and a popular tourist destination. | The group of climbers had set up a camp at 3,200m (10,500ft) on the mountain, the highest in Turkey and a popular tourist destination. |
| News of the kidnapping coincided with an attack on policemen guarding the US consulate in Istanbul, though there is no suggestion of a link. | News of the kidnapping coincided with an attack on policemen guarding the US consulate in Istanbul, though there is no suggestion of a link. |
| The PKK, which is seeking autonomy for Kurds in south-eastern Turkey, is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and EU. | |
| More than 30,000 people have been killed since the group began its armed campaign in 1984. |