NATO ambassadors to meet on Turkey attack

NATO ambassadors were set to hold emergency talks on Wednesday night after Turkey – a member of the military alliance – fired at targets in Syria in reaction to a shelling, diplomats said. They said the discussion would take place under Article 4, which allows for consultations if a NATO member state feels its sovereignty is threatened The Turkish army fired at targets in Syria Wednesday in reaction to Syrian shelling of an area of Tal Abyad near the border with Turkey. A mother and four of her children reportedly died from the shelling on the Turkish side of the border. Activists in the area said at least five Syrian shells had landed in the northern Turkish border of Akcakale in Turkey’s Sanliurfa province. Turkish media, quoting government sources, reported that the victims were a mother and four of her children. The incident prompted the Turkish government to hold an emergency meeting, according to the broadcaster.