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Syria's solution to fleeing refugees: landmines on border

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Syria has planted landmines near its border with Turkey along routes used by refugees fleeing the regime’s deadly crackdown on dissent, the Turkish deputy prime minister said on Thursday.

“The Syrian administration has been planting mines, taking measures not to allow refugees to flee to the other side of the border,” Besir Atalay said in televised remarks.

Up to 500,000 Syrians may cross into Turkey seeking refuge from the deadly year-long crackdown on protests by the Damascus regime, the head of the Turkish Red Crescent warned Thursday.

Ahmet Lutfi Akar said his organisation expected more refugees “to cross into Turkey through the border province of Hatay in the upcoming days, as there is an extreme situation. There are various scenarios that this figure may climb up to 500,000,” the Anatolia news agency quoted him as saying.

Atalay said the Syrian army was militarily intervening in any attempt by the people fleeing the unrest. “Many have lost their lives,” he added.

The number of Syrians arriving at the Turkish border is increasing daily. Around 1,000 Syrian refugees, including a defecting general, flocked into Turkey in the last 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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3 responses to “Syria's solution to fleeing refugees: landmines on border”

  1. George Kafantaris Avatar
    George Kafantaris

    Sarkozy is right. Assad is a murderer.  What else would you call one who kills hundreds of protesters with snipers on rooftops?
    With so much blood on his hands, Assad and his henchmen are no longer concerned with saving Syria, but with saving their own hide. 
    As a world community we can no longer avert our eyes from the crimes against humanity these monsters are committing daily. Assad has gone far beyond the point of return to civilized governance. He knows it and we know it.  It is time we deal with him as the criminal he has become — now merely desperate for an out. 
    And just as we had acted with resolve against a similar criminal in Libya, we should act with resolve against Assad now in Syria.  Russia and China would again be prudent to stay out of the way. 
    Enough is enough. The world again has to do what needs to be done.

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    If they can’t get them to stick around so they can test bombs on them, they’ll try for the ‘blow ’em up’ specials instead.
    Can’t let the people get away to some freedom in any form.

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    If they can’t get them to stick around so they can test bombs on them, they’ll try for the ‘blow ’em up’ specials instead.
    Can’t let the people get away to some freedom in any form.

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