PKK militants kidnapped three workers in Turkey

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 10 / Trend A.Taghiyeva / Militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party kidnapped three workers at night from the construction site in the Turkish province of Bitlis, Hürriyet newspaper reported on Wednesday. An operation was launched in order to free the workers. Previously the imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan urged the members of the organization to lay down arms and leave the territory of Turkey. In turn Turkish authorities, promised to create conditions for safe withdrawal from the country for all PKK militants who laid down arms. The militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party began to leave the territory of Turkey on May 8. The conflict between Turkey and the PKK, which demands the creation of an independent Kurdish state, has been continuing for over 25 years, and has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people. PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by the UN and the European Union. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az