Syria-Turkey Border Clash: Clinton Calls Situation 'Very Worrisome'

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Syria-Turkey Border Clash: Clinton Calls Situation 'Very Worrisome'

The Associated Press 06/23/11 04:33 PM ET

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning Syria to

withdraw troops now massing near its border with Turkey, saying their presence

is worsening an already bad situation for refugees and risks sparking border

clashes with the Turks.

Clinton told reporters at the State Department on Thursday that the U.S. saw the

situation as volatile and " very worrisome " and that the Syria military should

immediately end attacks and provocations in the region. She said the buildup of

soldiers just 500 yards from the Turkish border was another sign of the Syrian

government's intent to repress its own people.

Earlier Thursday, Syrian troops pushed to the Turkish border in their sweep

against a 3-month-old pro-democracy movement, sending panicked refugees,

including children, rushing across the frontier to safe havens in Turkey.