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Turkish PM Tries to Quell Anger Over Fire

Deadly blaze in Germany raises ethnic tensions

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 7, 2008 8:03 PM CST

(Newser) – Turkish PM Recep Erdogan today visited the site of a questionable Sunday fire in Germany that killed nine ethnic Turks and inflamed tensions between the country, Der Spiegel reports. Charges that the fire was arson, and that rescue workers were slow to respond, have captured... Read full story »

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