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Warriors of the Turkish People's Liberation Front

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The Warriors of the Turkish People's Liberation Front or WTPLF was a Turkish militant organization led by Omer Faruk Aydin.

On December 17, 1980 the leader of the group and five other members were arrested for involvement in 35 political murders in three years, also including the killing of a US serviceman on May 11, 1979.[1]

Later on January 7, 1981 four more members were arrested in the province of Antalya for the killing of a US sergeant which took place in April 12, 1979.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jongman, Albert. Political Terrorism: A New Guide To Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, And Literature. p. 678. 
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