"PKK leader acknowledges Turkey strike

A combination of three pictures shows the name tags of Czech Republic, Portugal and Turkey during the draw for the UEFA Euro 2008 soccer finals in Lucerne December 2, 2007. Czech Republic, Portugal and Turkey were drawn in Group A along the pre-seated team of Switzerland for the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland. (EURO 2008 PREVIEW) REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
PKK leader acknowledges Turkey strike
A leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party on Sunday acknowledged the Turkish military's attack on the group's bases inside Iraq after initially denying it, but said there had been no casualties. On Saturday, Turkey said it had inflicted heavy casualties on a group of '50 to 60 terrorists' inside northern Iraq, and the PKK leader denied there had been any attack that day."....
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