Turkey returns fire after Syria shelling - TVOctober 5, 2012 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's military has returned fire across the border after Syrian shells again landed on Turkish soil, television channels say, according to BBC News. The incident happened in southern Hatay province on Friday, October 5 afternoon, Turkish media said. No injuries were reported. On Wednesday Syrian mortar fire killed five Turkish civilians in the town of Akcakale. That prompted Turkey to return fire and its parliament to authorise military action inside Syria. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had warned Syria earlier on Friday at a large rally in Istanbul that the countries were "not far" from war. Although he has insisted the parliamentary vote was only a deterrent and that Turkey would not start a war, he said at the rally: "Those who attempt to test Turkey's deterrence, its decisiveness, its capacity, I say here they are making a fatal mistake." On Friday, Turkey moved tanks and anti-aircraft missiles into Akcakale and a Turkish foreign ministry official told Associated Press that Syria had pulled tanks and other materiel away from the border. Friday's shelling incident reportedly took place in the Turkish town of Altinozu in Hatay province, much further west, at about 16:30 GMT. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |