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Kurdish Politicians Report Death Threat

ANKARA (AFP)  Feb 26, 2006-Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party said Saturday that several leading Kurdish politicians had received death threats and urged the authorities to find those responsible, Anatolia news agency reported.

Ahmet Turk, co-chairman of the Democratic Society Party (DTP), said they had received a parcel containing a bullet and pictures of eight activists, including himself, the party's other co-head Aysel Tugluk as well as human rights award winner and former parliament member Leyla Zana.

The judicial authorities should take the statement as a complaint and take legal action to find out who sent the parcel, he said.

Kurdish politicians in Turkey are often viewed with suspicion and accused of collaborating with separatist Kurdish rebels fighting the government in the southeast.