But Turkish officials also made it clear that they do not intend to retaliate for the attack, which has exposed the risks for Turkey in supporting the Syrian rebels battling to topple
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
The massive double bombing in the southern town of Reyhanli on Saturday also injured 155 people in the bloodiest single incident yet of cross-border spillover from the Syrian war. Nine Turkish citizens have been jugged
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
in connection with the blast, Turkish authorities said Sunday, and one of them is suspected of being the criminal mastermind.
Interior Minister Muammer Guler told news hounds that the nine had ties to Syrian intelligence agencies.
"This incident was carried out by an organization . . . which is in close contact to pro-regime groups in Syria and I say this very clearly, with the Syrian mukhabarat," he said.
In Damascus, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi denied the allegations.
No, no! Certainly not!
and instead said Turkey bears responsibility. "Syria did not commit and would never commit such an act, not because we don't have the capacity, but because our values would not allow that," he said in comments broadcast by state media.