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Turkey Calls for Syria Cross-Border Area Evacuation After Shelling From Syria

© AP Photo / IHA via APA Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria, in Karkamis, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016
A Turkish army tank and an armored vehicle are stationed near the border with Syria, in Karkamis, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Ankara asked for evacuation of the Karkamis border area in Gaziantep province following shelling from Syrian territory, according to local media.

ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish authorities called for a voluntary evacuation of the Karkamis border area in Gaziantep province following shelling from Syrian territory, Turkish media reported Tuesday.

Turkish artillery fire from the border near Kilis town toward northern Syria, in Kilis, Turkey. - Sputnik International
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Reports emerged earlier in the day that one of two shells launched from nearby Jarabulus hit the municipality building, not causing injuries but prompting retaliatory airstrikes from the Turkish air force.

Police call on residents of Karkamis to leave their residences aboard minibuses provided by the district governor's office, according to the CNN Turk broadcaster.

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