Sunday, June 24, 2012
NATO sets emergency talks on Turkey, but military action not expected
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey
NATO will convene emergency talks Tuesday to discuss Syria’s downing of a Turkish jet fighter, but the alliance is not expected to take military action, even if it confirms Turkey’s claim that the unarmed plane was attacked in international airspace.
The incident has further raised regional tensions over the conflict in Syria, where some 40 people were reported killed today in new clashes between rebels and government troops.