NATO ambassadors to hold crisis talks after Turkey attack

NATO ambassadors to hold crisis talks after Turkey attack

NATO ambassadors were set to hold emergency talks on Wednesday night after Turkey - a member of the military alliance - fired at targets in Syria in reaction to a shelling, diplomats said, DPA reported.

They said the discussion would take place under Article 4, which allows for consultations if a NATO member state feels its sovereignty is threatened.

Turkey invoked Article 4 once before, when Syria shot down a Turkish warplane in June. But it has so far refrained from calling on Article 5, which would commit NATO to intervene.

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