(21 Oct 2007) EM4622
HEADLINE: 12 Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdish rebel attack
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CAPTION: Kurdish rebels ambushed a Turkish military unit Sunday, killing 12 soldiers. Turkey's leaders are meeting to discuss a possible military offensive. (Oct. 21) 2007
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Tensions are rising between Turkey and Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
The Kurds killed 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush near the border between Turkey and Iraq.
The soldiers died when rebels blew up a bridge as a military convoy crossed it.
Turkey says it killed 23 rebels in retaliation.
The attack comes four days after Turkey's parliament authorized its military to launch an offensive in northern Iraq.
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Turkey's prime minister says the country's leaders are holding an emergency meeting Sunday to decide what steps to take following the attack.
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Thousands of Kurds gathered near the border to protest a Turkish offensive.
U-S and Iraqi officials are calling for restraint from Turkey, fearing a military offensive would destabilize northern Iraq.
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