Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.4/ Trend, R.Hafizoglu /
Turkish Armed Forces again shelled the neighboring Syrian territory. This is the second shooting during the day, after Syrian side fired at an apartment building in the Sanliurfa town, killing and wounding several people, CNN Turk TV channel reported. According to the channel, the shelling of Syrian territory was resumed at 06:45 local time.
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.
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.