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| Turkey 'suicide raid kills three' | Turkey 'suicide raid kills three' |
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| Three people have been killed in a suicide attack on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, media and police say. | Three people have been killed in a suicide attack on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, media and police say. |
| It was not immediately clear who was behind the bombing in Tunceli, where Kurdish rebels are known to operate. | |
| The attack comes amid speculation Turkey may launch an incursion into Iraq to tackle Kurdish rebels following recent rebel operations inside Turkey. | The attack comes amid speculation Turkey may launch an incursion into Iraq to tackle Kurdish rebels following recent rebel operations inside Turkey. |
| On Monday Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told EU officials Turkey had "every right" to take action against rebels. | On Monday Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told EU officials Turkey had "every right" to take action against rebels. |
| Monday's bomb attack happened near the town of Pulumur, in Tunceli province, the Associated Press reported. | |
| Turkey blames the PKK group for a recent suicide bombing in Ankara and a landmine attack on troops. | Turkey blames the PKK group for a recent suicide bombing in Ankara and a landmine attack on troops. |
| The PKK has been fighting for an ethnic homeland since 1984. Turkey blames the group for 30,000 deaths since then. | The PKK has been fighting for an ethnic homeland since 1984. Turkey blames the group for 30,000 deaths since then. |
| Kurdish sources say Turkish troops on Sunday shelled an area just inside northern Iraq, near the border. No casualties were reported. | |
| In the past Turkish forces have launched some cross-border raids to flush out PKK rebels. | |
| Turkey has urged US and Iraqi forces to crack down on the PKK bases in northern Iraq. |