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WRAP Mine detonated; pro-Kurdish comment; F16s, Iraqi FM

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SHOTLIST Yuksekova in Hakkari province, Turkey - October 31, 2007 1. Various of F16s flying in area close to Iraqi border 2. Top shot of people in the town staring up at the F16s 3. Street scene Hakkari province, Turkey - October 31 2007 4. Various of people and traffic on highway linking the towns of Yuksekova and Van 5. Various of de-mining expert preparing area for mine detonation 6. De-mining expert walking away from mine 7. Various of soldiers helping expert take off protective clothing 8. Wide of soldier on top of nearby hill 9. Mine being detonated Diyarbakir, Turkey - 31 Oct 2007 10. Skorsky helicopter landing 11. Skorsky helicopter taking off Baghdad, Iraq - October 31 2007 14. Wide of joint news conference by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki 15. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister: "The Iraqi government is ready to actively cooperate with Turkey and to seek practical measures to combat and prevent the Workers Party PKK from jeopardising Turkey and its interests. We are also working hard to prevent the terrorist acts carried out by 'Pajak' (Kurdistan Freedom Life Party) against the Islamic Republic of Iran." 16. Cutaway of news conference Diyarbakir, Turkey - October 31, 2007 17. Pro-Massoud Barzani (leader of Iraq's Kurdish region) group gathered on the street awaiting announcement 18. Various of Turkish riot police 19. Group of people holding placards representing Kurdish local association TEVKURD (means Kurdish National Unity) 20. SOUNDBITE: (Kurdish) Ibrahim Guclu, Kurdish National Unity spoken ''The goal of Turkey by this large-scale warfare is to eradicate the Kurdistan Federal Region as well as limiting the freedom of Kurdish people in Northern Iraq. Therefore, acts of suppression and acts that are frightening people are being carried out in Kurdistan and in metropolitan areas against Kurds.'' 21. Group dispersing STORYLINE AP Television pictures showed F16 fighter jets flying close to the border of Turkey and Northern Iraq on Tuesday, as tensions in the region continues to mount. Residents in the town of Yuksekova stared into the sky as the F16s roared overhead. Yuksekova is located in the far reaches of Turkey - straddling Iran and Northern Iraq - some twenty kilometres (12 miles) from the Iraqi border. Military activity has been ongoing for the past week along the border as Turkey remains determined to root out Kurdish militants that have attacked and ambushed its forces in recent weeks. Elsewhere, Turkish soldiers detected a landmine on a main highway in the south-eastern province of Hakkari, the military said on Wednesday. The soldiers were conducting a routine de-mining operation in the area, when they found the mine on the busy highway linking the towns of Yuksekova and Van. The military said they believe the mine was placed by Kurdish Worker's Party, also known as PKK, separatists. Soldiers sealed off the area and called in de-mining experts who promptly detonated the mine. Turkish soldiers perform routine sweeps for mines in the sensitive border areas - particularly amid heightened tensions between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels. Skorsky helicopters could be seen taking off and landing from Diyarbakir military base. On the political level, Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday that his government "is ready to actively cooperate with Turkey and to seek practical measures" to prevent Kurdish rebels from working from Iraqi territories to hurt Turkey and its interests. Hoshyar Zebari made the comment at a joint news conference in Baghdad after meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/446fe940ae7914c27e3548956d0b662c Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork