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Turkish parliament to discuss mandate for cross-border operations against Syria

Türkiye Materials 4 October 2012 10:12 (UTC +04:00)
The Turkish Parliament will today discuss issuing a mandate for cross-border military operations against Syria in response to the shelling of the Turkish city of Sanliurfa by the Syrian army, CNN Turk TV channel reported.
Turkish parliament to discuss mandate for cross-border operations against Syria

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.4/ Trend, A.Taghiyeva /

The Turkish Parliament will today discuss issuing a mandate for cross-border military operations against Syria in response to the shelling of the Turkish city of Sanliurfa by the Syrian army, CNN Turk TV channel reported.

At least 5 people were killed in Sanlıurfa province on Wednesday, when a mortar exploded in the town center. According to Turkish electron media outlets, Syrian government army fired at the city.

In response to the shelling Turkey bombed the site in Syrian territory, from where the fire opened.

NATO and the UN demanded from Syria to immediately cease all acts of aggression against Turkey. Syrian authorities expressed their condolences to the families of the dead and began investigating the incident.
In mid-September, a few houses in Turkey have already suffered from Syrian shells. Three people were injured then.

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