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Kidnapped Turkish MP released

15 August 2012 [08:07] - TODAY.AZ
Turkish MP from the opposition Republican People's Party Huseyn Aygun kidnapped by the militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on the eve, released, CNN Turk reported.

Militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday kidnapped a member of the Turkish Parliament from Tunceli province Huseyin Aygun.

According to the statement of the province's governor, around 5:00 pm local time the car in which Aygun was traveling was stopped by gunmen outside the town of Ovacik. The MP was pulled out of the car and driven away.

Together with the politician his spokesman and a correspondent of the newspaper Aksam were abducted, but both were later released.


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