Sunday, October 7, 2012

Turkey returns fire at Syria, shell landed some 200 meters (200 yards) inside Turkey, near Akcakale.


Turkey returns fire at Syria 
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9:51 AM - 7 Oct 12 · Details

Turkey returns fire at Syria

An Associated Press video journalist says Turkish artillery fired toward Syria minutes after a Syrian shell landed on Turkish territory.
The Associated Press
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AKCAKALE, Turkey —
An Associated Press video journalist says Turkish artillery fired toward Syria minutes after a Syrian shell landed on Turkish territory.
The Syrian shell landed some 200 meters (200 yards) inside Turkey, near the border town of Akcakale. A short time later, at least six mortars could be heard fired from Turkey. It was the fifth day in a row that Turkey returned fire.
Abdulhakim Ayhan, the mayor of Akcakale, confirmed that Turkish artillery immediately returned fire.
The Turks have been returning fire since Wednesday when Syrian shelling killed five civilians in a Turkish border town.
Posted by Robby Ball at 6:54 AM