31.   Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has been shuttling in vain across Europe in search of a nation that will grant him shelter.

32.   Kurdish rebels are battling Turkey in the hope of establishing an independent nation.

33.   Kurdish rebels are about to riot in European capitals.

34.   Kurdish rebels fighting for greater autonomy have been battling Turkish security forces for years.

35.   Last week, Demir outraged the political establishment by suggesting that Kurdish rebels, most of whom have stopped fighting, should be allowed to form a political party.

36.   Late last week Turkey agreed to allow the refugees to cross its territory, a politically delicate matter for Turkey, which clashes frequently with its own Kurdish rebels.

37.   Many European governments have privately expressed fears that prosecuting the Kurdish rebel leader would make them vulnerable to terrorist attacks from his confederates.

38.   Military and civilian leaders have rejected charges that security agents cooperated with Hizbullah in their fight against Kurdish rebels.

39.   On a trip up Mount Ararat in Turkey, she was taken as a hostage by Kurdish rebels.

40.   Once the troops pulled back into Turkey, Kurdish rebels moved back into the area and soon began mounting new cross-border raids.