Syria Turkey Relations: Turkey Deploys Troops, Anti-Aircraft Guns On Syrian Border

ANKARA, June 28 (Reuters) - Turkey is deploying troops along its border with Syria after one of its jets was shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean last week, a Turkish official said on Thursday.
"I can confirm there are troops being deployed along the border in Hatay province. Turkey is taking precautions after its jet was shot down," the official said on condition of anonymity.
He said he did not know how many troops or vehicles were being moved but said they were being stationed in the Yayladagi, Altinozu and Reyhanli border areas of Turkey's southern Hatay province. He said anti-aircraft guns were being stationed along the border.
He could not confirm media reports of troop movements further east along the border in the Turkish provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa. (Reporting by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

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