Abbe Turkish cigarettes traffickers confused with rebels

Baghdad : Iraq | Dec 30, 2011 at 6:58 AM PST

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Turkish plans Took the lives of at least 35 people by "unfortunate accident 'operational" in northern Iraq

The head of the Turkish General Staff Officially an air strike CONFIRMED That Kill At Least 35 people, behavior in northern Iraq on suspicion of a group of HAVING detected Kurdish rebels, Who Turned Out to be Eventually a group of smugglers.

Party of Prime Minister Spokesman Recep Tayyip Erdogan have Described as "unfortunate accident Operational" What Happened and have Stated That information from Local Government Officials Show That Were Killed MOST of Those smugglers of cigarettes under 30 years.

"If Mistakes Were Made, if There Were failure, and if deficiencies in the incident has occurred That Will Not Be Hidden In Any way place," said ruling party Spokesman, categorically rejecting the bombing WAS intentional. Previously, the Turkish army That HAD CLAIMED The Aim of the air Was a group of strike militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party of (PKK) who tried to enter the country to attack the security forces.

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