Turkey Hit by Third Bomb

A FREIGHT train derailed in eastern Turkey after suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a remote-controlled bomb on the tracks.

There were no casualties in yesterday's train blast, the third in less than a week.

The attack occurred just six days after two similar remote-control attacks derailed two trains in south-east Turkey, killing six security guards.

Turkey's Kurdish rebels strain regional politics

Turkey's Kurds admire the self-rule their Iraqi cousins enjoy, but the safe haven accorded to Turkish Kurd rebels in northern