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'Turks hit PKK with chemical weapons'
By JPOST.COM STAFF
08/12/2010 21:41
Report: German newspaper says photos of dead Kurds confirmed.
Photographs that show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons used by Turks have been confirmed by German experts, according to a Der Spiegel report, Thursday.
The German newspaper reported that the evidence puts added pressure on the Turkish government.
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Turkey has long been suspected of using chemical weapons against Kurdish rebels.
German politicians are demanding an investigation into the claims.
According to the report Turkish-Kurdish human rights activists say that the photos show eight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) underground movement.
The PKK members were thought to have been killed in September 2009.
The activists gave the photos to a German human rights delegation in March that comprised of Turkish experts, journalists and politicians from the far-left Left Party, according to the Der Spiegel report.
A German expert on photo forgeries, Hans Baumann, was able to confirm the photos authenticity, Der Spiegal reported.
According to the German newspaper a forensics report released by Hamburg University Hospital said that it was very likely the eight Kurds died "due to the use of chemical substances."
German politicians and human rights experts are now demanding an investigation into the incident.