Turkey denies mass deportation of Syrian refugees
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Turkey denied on Thursday it had rounded up and deported hundreds of Syrian refugees following unrest at a border camp, highlighting the strain the exodus from Syria's civil war is placing on neighbouring states.
Witnesses said hundreds of Syrians were bussed to the border after Wednesday's clashes in which refugees in the Suleymansah camp threw rocks at military police, who in return fired teargas and water cannons. The Turkish foreign ministry denied any Syrians had been forcibly expelled, saying around 50-60 people had returned to Syria voluntarily overnight. (AP)
