Three Germans have been kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey, a local Turkish governor says.
He said the tourists were seized by PKK militants while climbing Mount Ararat, in Agri province.
They were part of a 13-member climbing team, the governor said.
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News of the kidnapping coincided with an attack on policemen guarding the US consulate in Istanbul, though there is no suggestion of a link.
(BBC)
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