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                       Turkey Responds to Syrian Shelling

   by VOA News

   Turkish state media say another mortar bomb from Syria has landed in
   southern Turkey.
   The Anatolian news agency says Turkish military returned fire Saturday
   after the bomb landed in a rural area amid intense clashes on the
   Syrian side of the border in Idlib province.
   The latest shelling came a day after Turkish Prime Minister Recep
   Tayyip Erdogan warned Syria against continued cross-border attacks.
   In a fiery speech in Istanbul, Erdogan said Syrian President Bashar
   al-Assad's government should not test Turkey's ability to strike back.
   His remarks came two days after a Syrian attack on the Turkish town of
   Akcakale killed five civilians in one of the most serious cross-border
   incidents in Syria's 18-month uprising.
   Following the attack, Turkish forces shelled Syrian targets, and
   Turkey's parliament authorized military operations outside its borders
   if necessary.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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