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Turkey has protested after Syrian forces opened fire across the border, the first such attack since Turkey began housing refugees from the unrest.Turkey has protested after Syrian forces opened fire across the border, the first such attack since Turkey began housing refugees from the unrest.
Turkey summoned Syria's envoy to demand such actions stop. A clash between Syrian rebels and troops spilled over the border, leaving one dead and several injured. Turkey summoned Syria's envoy over the clash.
A clash between Syrian rebels and troops spilled over the border, with at least one person killed and a number injured at the Kilis refugee camp. Separately, a Lebanese cameraman was shot dead on the Syria-Lebanon border.
The violence comes amid fading hopes that a UN-brokered Syria ceasefire will start on Tuesday as planned.The violence comes amid fading hopes that a UN-brokered Syria ceasefire will start on Tuesday as planned.
Clashes have continued in Syria despite the truce deal, which requires Syrian troop withdrawals from towns and cities.Clashes have continued in Syria despite the truce deal, which requires Syrian troop withdrawals from towns and cities.
The violence showed no sign of abating on Monday, with at least 50 people reported killed. They included at least 12 members of the Syrian security forces who died in clashes close to the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said.The violence showed no sign of abating on Monday, with at least 50 people reported killed. They included at least 12 members of the Syrian security forces who died in clashes close to the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said.
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The organisation said said the cross-border incident began with a clash between opposition fighters and Syrian troops at Salameh. The organisation said the Turkish cross-border incident began with a clash between opposition fighters and Syrian troops at Salameh.
A number of rebels escaped over the border, it said, with Syrian forces continuing to fire on them.A number of rebels escaped over the border, it said, with Syrian forces continuing to fire on them.
This is a serious incident which will really further exacerbate tensions that are already very high politically between Turkey and Syria.This is a serious incident which will really further exacerbate tensions that are already very high politically between Turkey and Syria.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is already very concerned about the conduct of the counter-insurgency in Syria. He has strongly insisted on changes by the Syrian government and is gravely disappointed with his former ally, President Bashar al-Assad.Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is already very concerned about the conduct of the counter-insurgency in Syria. He has strongly insisted on changes by the Syrian government and is gravely disappointed with his former ally, President Bashar al-Assad.
President Assad is facing growing pressure from Turkey for some kind of action, perhaps involving a protected buffer zone or corridor, inside Syria.President Assad is facing growing pressure from Turkey for some kind of action, perhaps involving a protected buffer zone or corridor, inside Syria.
It is all speculation at the moment, but this is the kind of thinking that could emerge the more we have these kinds of incidents and the more the peace process in Syria stumbles.It is all speculation at the moment, but this is the kind of thinking that could emerge the more we have these kinds of incidents and the more the peace process in Syria stumbles.
The Observatory said one person later died in the Kilis camp. The Observatory said one person later died in the Kilis refugee camp, which is reportedly just metres over the border.
The Associated Press news agency quoted Gaziantep provincial Governor Yusuf Odabas as saying that one Turkish translator and a Turkish policeman were among those hurt.The Associated Press news agency quoted Gaziantep provincial Governor Yusuf Odabas as saying that one Turkish translator and a Turkish policeman were among those hurt.
A Turkish foreign ministry official told Reuters: "After this incident the Syrian charge d'affaires in Ankara was called and we demanded an end to this."A Turkish foreign ministry official told Reuters: "After this incident the Syrian charge d'affaires in Ankara was called and we demanded an end to this."
In a separate incident, a Lebanese cameraman for Lebanon's Al-Jadeed television channel was shot dead amid gunfire in the border region between Syria and Lebanon's northern Wadi Khaled district.
Ali Shaaban was killed when a film crew from Al-Jadeed came under fire, the channel's head of news Mariam Bassam told the AFP news agency. It is unclear what the source of the gunfire was.
The BBC's Jonathan Head, on the Turkey-Syria border, says the Syrian army has been careful to keep away from the border but that seems to have broken down this time.The BBC's Jonathan Head, on the Turkey-Syria border, says the Syrian army has been careful to keep away from the border but that seems to have broken down this time.
He says incidents like this have inflamed emotions in Turkey and the Turkish government has almost given up on the ceasefire plan, brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.He says incidents like this have inflamed emotions in Turkey and the Turkish government has almost given up on the ceasefire plan, brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.
Turkey has seen a sharp rise in the number of refugees coming over the border in the past week, and now hosts some 24,000 Syrians, including hundreds of army defectors.Turkey has seen a sharp rise in the number of refugees coming over the border in the past week, and now hosts some 24,000 Syrians, including hundreds of army defectors.
Mr Annan will visit Syrian refugees on the Turkish border on Tuesday, reports say.Mr Annan will visit Syrian refugees on the Turkish border on Tuesday, reports say.
A Turkish diplomatic source told AFP news agency: "The visit will only last a few hours, ahead of Annan's trip to Iran."A Turkish diplomatic source told AFP news agency: "The visit will only last a few hours, ahead of Annan's trip to Iran."
Our correspondent, Jonathan Head, says this is a necessary move by Kofi Annan as there is a diplomatic need for him to show his concern for those who have fled.Our correspondent, Jonathan Head, says this is a necessary move by Kofi Annan as there is a diplomatic need for him to show his concern for those who have fled.
Deadline 'void'
However, there are now serious doubts about whether Mr Annan's ceasefire plan will come into effect on its Tuesday deadline.However, there are now serious doubts about whether Mr Annan's ceasefire plan will come into effect on its Tuesday deadline.
Naci Koru, Turkey's deputy foreign minister, told Turkish television the deadline had become "void at this stage".
After having earlier agreed to Mr Annan's plan, Damascus on Sunday called for written guarantees from rebel fighters to end attacks and a promise from foreign states not to fund them.After having earlier agreed to Mr Annan's plan, Damascus on Sunday called for written guarantees from rebel fighters to end attacks and a promise from foreign states not to fund them.
It said it did not want the rebels to exploit any troop withdrawal to reorganise and rearm themselves. It said it did not want the rebels to exploit any troop withdrawal to reorganise and rearm themselves. The rebel Free Syrian Army said although it backed the UN-Arab League truce, it refused to meet the government's new demands.
The rebel Free Syrian Army said although it backed the UN-Arab League truce, it refused to meet the government's new demands. Naci Koru, Turkey's deputy foreign minister, told Turkish television the deadline had become "void at this stage". The Brazilian diplomat, Paulo Pinheiro who is chairing a UN inquiry into the Syrian conflict, said the demands of the Assad regime were almost "impossible".
"I think that everybody in the world is worried that at the eve of the deadline, the government of Syria - instead of preparing to retreat - has escalated the military offensive," Mr Pinheiro said.
China on Monday tried to shore up the plan, with foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin calling on the government and opposition in Syria to "honour their commitment of ceasefire and withdrawal of troops".China on Monday tried to shore up the plan, with foreign ministry spokesman Liu Weimin calling on the government and opposition in Syria to "honour their commitment of ceasefire and withdrawal of troops".
But correspondents say Russia, Syria's main ally, may now have to play a crucial role. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem travels to Moscow on Monday for talks.But correspondents say Russia, Syria's main ally, may now have to play a crucial role. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem travels to Moscow on Monday for talks.
The UN says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the uprising against Mr Assad's rule which began more than a year ago.The UN says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the uprising against Mr Assad's rule which began more than a year ago.
The Syrian government says 2,000 security personnel have been killed in the uprising and blames the violence on "armed gangs" and "terrorists".The Syrian government says 2,000 security personnel have been killed in the uprising and blames the violence on "armed gangs" and "terrorists".