Targets
in Syria has been bombed in return to a deadly attack which killed 5 people in
southeeastern Turkey, Turkish Prime Ministry has said.
"These
provacations against the safety of Turkey will not remain unanswered," the
Prime Ministry said. "We have responded to the attack, and bombed targets
in Syria."
The
response, as the Prime Ministry stated, came from the Turkish Armed Forces
officials at the border, and was "self-defense."
United
Nations eneral Secretariat Ban Ki-Moon, the Security Council Members were
notified of the attack, and of Turkey's response as well.
An
emergency NATO meeting had been summoned, and will take place in the upcoming
hours.
The
Prime Minister said Turkey's response abided with the international law, and
came as self-defense.
A
cross-border move is expected to be brought to the Parliament later tonight.
The
bombing came after an emergency meeting between the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, Chief of General Staff Necdet Ozel, Deputy Prime Minsiter Besir Atalay
and Justice Minister Sadullah Ergun.
Main
opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu cancelled all his planned events to attend
the general assembly in the morning.
Main
opposition party members will meet tomorrow morning to decide on the party's
attitude towards the possible cross border move.
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