BERLIN (Reuters) - Watching thousands of miles away, Kurds in western Europe welcomed jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's ceasefire message as a critical step toward ending almost 30 years of conflict in Turkey, but expressed concern over Ankara's next steps.
With thousands displaced by the violence or having fled on political grounds, many Kurds in Europe have long regarded Ocalan, jailed on a Turkish prison island since 1999, as a symbolic leader.
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