August 17, 2020

Kurdish rebels free Turkish lawmaker

Kurdish rebels free Turkish lawmaker
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants on Tuesday freed a Turkish opposition lawmaker whose surprise abduction over the weekend raised fears of an escalating campaign of kidnapping and violence. Huseyin Aygun, who represents the southeast province of Tunceli region in parliament as a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), appeared in good health as he faced reporters on Tuesday night. “My two-day adventure in the mountains ended tonight. The people who carried this out said they were doing it to spread their political message. …