Syrian war clouds Turkish plan to clear land mines
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | November 28, 2012 05:05 AM EST | AP
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AKINCI, Turkey — For two people walking into a Turkish minefield, they looked awfully assured.
The pair strode in from Syria on a recent afternoon, following a faint track across the grassy plain. They slipped into Turkey through a fence near a vacant military watchtower and vanished into an olive grove.
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