Iranian authorities arrest PKK member near Turkish border

Published November 11th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Iranian security forces have arrested a member of the outlawed Turkish Congress for Democracy and Freedom in Kurdistan (KADEK) - formerly known as the PKK - near the Islamic republic's northwestern border with Turkey, a report said Tuesday. 

 

Shargh paper quoted Abbas Khorshidi, a deputy governor general in charge of security for Iran's Western Azerbaijan province, as saying the man turned himself in to police a week ago. 

 

The man, arrested in the city of Orumiyeh, was not identified. (Albawaba.com)

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