Istanbul: Turkey has deployed heavy weaponry and armoured vehicles along its border with Syria on Saturday near a place where government forces and rebels have engaged in intense fighting in the past.
The deployment reportedly happened after stray bullets and shelling from across the Syrian province of al-Raqqa injured Turkish civilians last week.
CNN Turk television said artillery fire had landed close to the Turkish border overnight, causing panic among local residents, adding the Turkish army moved three Howitzers and one anti-aircraft weapon to the border.
Turkey, a member of NATO, has conducted a number of troop deployments in recent months along its 911-km border with Syria, where rebels are fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
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