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Turkey seeks Security Council action after Syria attack | My Sinchew

Turkey seeks Security Council action after Syria attack

by Andre Viollaz

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 3, 2012 (AFP) - Turkey demanded that the UN Security Council take action against Damascus on Wednesday after a volley of Syrian shells crashed over its border and killed five Turkish women and children.

Turkish artillery fired a retaliatory salvo back at Syrian targets, marking a sharp escalation in the crisis between the neighbors, while Ankara's envoys sought support from NATO and the United Nations.

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