By IANS,
Ankara: Turkey Wednesday attacked targets in Syria after Syrian shells killed five people in a Turkish border town.
Syrian shells hit a house around 4 p.m. in Akcakale town of Sanliurfa province, killing a woman and her four children. Ten others were wounded, Xinhua reported.
“Our armed forces have given the required response in line with the rule of engagements. Targets detected by radar were shot by shelling,” the government said in a statement.
“Turkey will never remain unresponsive against these sorts of provocations of Syrian regime within the framework of rules of engagement and international law,” it said.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu discussed the situation with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League joint special envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahim.