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UN's Syria envoy Brahimi to hold talks in Turkey
Source: BBC News
The UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is due to hold talks in Turkey, amid rising tensions between Ankara and Damascus.
Mr Brahimi will hear Turkey's perspective on the raging crisis from Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Several days of cross-border firing followed the killing of five Turkish civilians by Syrian shelling last week.
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Mr Brahimi is due to meet Mr Davutoglu in Istanbul later on Saturday.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19934103