Turkish PM: Paris murders were result of internal feud

Source: Tanjug

ANKARA, PARIS -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the deaths of three Kurdish activists in Paris "were probably due to an internal feud between Kurdish rebels".

Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Beta/AP, file)

The three activists, including one who, it is believed, was a founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), were found dead on Thursday.
The murders came as peace talks are ongoing with the Kurdish rebel leader who is in prison in Turkey.

Kurds have blamed Turkey for the killings, while its officials indicated that the reason could be internal feuding - "or an attempt to sabotage the negotiations".

Erdogan said today that, given the fact that a code was needed in order to enter the building where the three women were murdered - "the killer was someone who knew the women or someone with the code".

Most of the buildings in Paris require a code to enter, and it is known residents and all those to whom they give it.

The French authorities announced on Friday that all three women were killed with several shots to the head. France's interior minister previously referred to the murders as "executions".

Turkey maintains peace negotiations with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which advocates for autonomy for the mostly Kurdish southeaster regions.

The clashes between the Kurds and the Turkish security forces have killed tens of thousands of people since 1984.