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Ten people have been abducted by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır’s Lice district.

The abduction of nine men and one woman occurred May 23, daily Hürriyet reported on its website today.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.

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