Kurdish Guerrillas Kidnap Turkish Soldier

[maddezmom]

ANKARA, Turkey - Kurdish guerrillas kidnapped a Turkish soldier Monday after stopping dozens of cars at a makeshift roadblock in the southeast, according to a report.

The attack comes amid escalating violence and was unusually bold for the rebels, who have recently staged hit-and-run or bombing attacks but have been unable to mount sustained attacks.

Monday's kidnapping came after five Kurdish guerrillas set up a roadblock and stopped some 40 cars at gunpoint on the road between the southeastern towns of Tunceli and Pulumur, regional Gov. Mustafa Erkal said.

The guerrillas robbed the passengers and shouted rebel slogans before escaping with a hostage, Erkal said. He did not identify the hostage, but the Anatolia news agency said the rebels took a soldier who was traveling to his hometown for vacation.

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[acmejack]

1. Oh, boy the distraction they wanted!

The Turks are going to freak out. One mans freedom fighter is another 's terrorist. The Turkish v Kurdish situation is a tinderbox.

[Ian David]

2. Any word yet on how the Turkish soldier is being fed?

We need to know his menut.

That way, we can tell if he's being abused or not.

[bribri16]

3. And yet, Saddam was villified for putting down a Kurdish "insurgency"

No one reports about the number Kurds killed by Kurds (there were three main factions) and for sure no one reports about the Kurds massacre of thousands of Iraqis.

[Barrett808]

4. Didn't Turkey tell us to get "our" Kurds under control? n/t