Ankara, Oct 17, SPA -- Turkish troops killed threesuspected leftist militants in overnight clashes in easternTurkey, authorities said Monday. The troops killed them near the town of Ovacik in easternTunceli, private CNN-Turk television reported. Themilitants were believed to be members of the banned MaoistCommunist Party, a small militant group that is active inand around the Tunceli region.--SPA1150 Local Time 0850 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/296808