PBS NewsHour

Turkey Shells Military Targets Inside Syria

Clip: 10/04/2012 | 2m 44s

After a stray shell fired by the Syrian government hit a house in a border town in Turkey, Syria's neighbor retaliated and fired back, killing several Syrian soldiers. Independent Television News' Lindsey Hilsum reports on increasing tensions, the fear of the war escalating beyond Syria and a diplomatic intervention from Russia.

Aired: 10/04/12

Rating: NR

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