Turkey continues Syria shelling

Turkish artillery fired towards Syria for a fifth day in a row today, minutes after a Syrian shell landed on Turkish territory.

Sun, 07 Oct, 2012 - 16:52

Turkish artillery fired towards Syria for a fifth day in a row today, minutes after a Syrian shell landed on Turkish territory.

An Associated Press video journalist witnessed the shell landing some 200 metres inside Turkey, near the border town of Akcakale. A short time later, eight mortars could be heard fired from Turkey.

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