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Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria

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AAA??Oct. 4, 2012?9:00 AM ET
Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria
By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASERBy MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press?THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES?

In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 photo, people and security officials are seen after a shelling attack in Akcakale, Turkey, on the border with Syria. The cross-border tensions escalated on Wednesday after a shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in the Turkish village of Akcakale on Wednesday, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others, according to Turkish media. (AP Photo/Anatolia) TURKEY OUT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 photo, people and security officials are seen after a shelling attack in Akcakale, Turkey, on the border with Syria. The cross-border tensions escalated on Wednesday after a shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in the Turkish village of Akcakale on Wednesday, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others, according to Turkish media. (AP Photo/Anatolia) TURKEY OUT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 photo, people and security officials are seen after a shelling attack in Akcakale, Turkey, on the border with Syria. The cross-border tensions escalated on Wednesday after a shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in the Turkish village of Akcakale on Wednesday, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others, according to Turkish media. (AP Photo/Anatolia) TURKEY OUT

Map locates Akcakale, Turkey

In this Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 photo, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and his deputy Bulent Arinc are seen at Turkey's parliament in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town. Turkey's Parliament, meanwhile, began an emergency session to discuss a bill authorizing the military to launch cross border operations in Syria. If approved, the bill could more easily open the way to unilateral action by Turkey's armed forces inside Syria, without the involvement of its Western and Arab allies. (AP Photo)

In this Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 photo, lawmakers and ministers, rear, listen to President Abdullah Gul, center, at Turkey's parliament in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in a Turkish border town.Turkey's Parliament, meanwhile, began an emergency session to discuss a bill authorizing the military to launch cross border operations in Syria. If approved, the bill could more easily open the way to unilateral action by Turkey's armed forces inside Syria, without the involvement of its Western and Arab allies. (AP Photo)

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Turkey's deputy prime minister says Syria has admitted it was responsible for the shelling that killed five civilians in Turkey and has formally apologized for the deaths.

Besir Atalay says Thursday that Syria has reassured the U.N. that "such an incident will not occur again."

The cross-border tensions escalated on Wednesday after a shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in the Turkish village of Akcakale, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others, according to Turkish media.

Associated Press

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