Kurdish rebels blamed for attack

A policeman was killed and another wounded yesterday when what were believed to be Kurdish rebels attacked their vehicle following an election rally by Turkey's Prime Minister.

There was no claim of responsibility, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the attackers "separatists", a reference often used by Turkish authorities to refer to Kurdish rebels who fight for autonomy in the country's southeast.

Erdogan had earlier left the rally in the northern city of Kastamonu by helicopter.