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| Kurdish separatist rebels killed at least seven Turkish soldiers when they opened fire on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, officials say. | Kurdish separatist rebels killed at least seven Turkish soldiers when they opened fire on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, officials say. |
| A rebel also died in Monday's attack in Pulumur, a town in the Tunceli area, the Turkish security sources said. | A rebel also died in Monday's attack in Pulumur, a town in the Tunceli area, the Turkish security sources said. |
| The rebels drove a vehicle into the base and detonated a grenade. Seven soldiers were also injured. | The rebels drove a vehicle into the base and detonated a grenade. Seven soldiers were also injured. |
| The raid was blamed on the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been active in Tunceli before. | The raid was blamed on the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been active in Tunceli before. |
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| 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 the rebels. | |
| The latest violence is bound to fuel support for a military operation into northern Iraq, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford, in Istanbul. | |
| Tunceli has long been known as a hotspot for PKK rebelsThe government has already said it would approve such an incursion if the military requested it, she says. | |
| Turkey blames the PKK for a recent suicide bombing in Ankara and a landmine attack on troops. | Turkey blames the PKK 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. | 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. | 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. | Turkey has urged US and Iraqi forces to crack down on the PKK bases in northern Iraq. |
| Turkish officials are preparing to deliver a report to the UN calling for more co-operation against the PKK, a group the US and EU brand as terrorists. |