Kurdish guerrillas kidnapped a Turkish soldier Monday after stopping dozens of cars at a makeshift roadblock in the southeast, according to a report.
The attack comes amid escalating violence and was unusually bold for the rebels, who have recently staged hit-and-run or bombing attacks but have been unable to mount sustained attacks.
Monday's kidnapping came after five Kurdish guerrillas set up a roadblock and stopped some 40 cars at gunpoint on the road between the southeastern towns of Tunceli and Pulumur, regional Gov. Mustafa Erkal said.
The guerrillas robbed the passengers and shouted rebel slogans before escaping with a hostage, Erkal said. He did not identify the hostage, but the Anatolia news agency reported the rebels took a soldier who was traveling to his hometown for vacation.
