Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) speaks during an interview with Italian television station RaiNews24 in Damascus in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on September 29, 2013. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters
Assad: Turkey Will Pay for Supporting 'Terrorists' -- Voice of America
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is warning neighboring Turkey will pay a "heavy price" for supporting what he referred to as "terrorists" in his country.
Turkey-Syria ties were once close, but have deteriorated over Ankara's staunch support for rebels fighting to overthrow Assad's government.
In an interview aired Friday on Turkey's Halk TV, Assad accused Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of allowing extremists from over 80 countries to cross the border. He said this resulted in the deaths of "tens of thousands" of Syrians.
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