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| Patriots in Turkey send clear warning to Syria, says Germany Posted: 23 Feb 2013 07:40 AM PST  Residents, fleeing after a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad fired missiles at the town of Ras al-Ain, are seen near Turkish troops at the Turkey side of the border with Syria November 16, 2012. — Reuters pic Thomas de Maiziere and his Dutch counterpart Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert travelled to the Turkish cities of Adana and Kahramanmaras to inspect the batteries provided by their countries at Turkey's request. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was scheduled to visit the same area on Sunday when she begins a two-day visit to Turkey. The United States has also sent Patriots, which are capable of shooting down hostile missiles in mid-air. "Our presence here serves to make sure that Syria doesn't turn its capabilities into action," de Maiziere said, while also saying that the risk of attack was "minimal". "We can see from here that Syria is using rockets - often several times a day." Syria is believed to have more than 1,000 rockets with a range of up to 700 km, and around 1,000 tonnes of chemical weapons material. Turkey is a staunch supporter of the nearly two-year uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and has harboured both Syrian refugees and rebels. Violence has sometimes spilled over the border. Tensions increased in recent weeks after NATO said it had detected launches of short-range ballistic missiles inside Syria, several of which have landed close to the Turkish border. Turkey has scrambled war planes along the frontier, fanning fears the war could spread and further destabilise the region. "The Patriot system is strictly for defence, and placing them on our soil within the NATO framework was to protect our people and our soil against possible attack," said Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz, travelling with his Dutch and German counterparts. — Reuters |
| Police to carry out exercise nationwide to prepare for 13th General Election Posted: 23 Feb 2013 07:38 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 – Police will carry out a nationwide exercise themed 'ex ballot III' on Feb 24 and 25, to prepare its force for the 13th General Election. According to a police Facebook posting, the exercise will not be carried out in Sabah to enable the police force there to focus on the current situation in Lahad Datu since a group of Filipinos had encroached into Kampung Tanduo near Tawau in Sabah on Feb 12. "The exercise to be carried out in Perak will use a live exercise method and involve all districts. Districts in Perak to undergo such training are Ipoh, Manjong, Taiping and Kerian," said police in a Facebook posting. Police in the same Facebook posting said training in other states would be focused at the respective state police headquarters. The main objective of the exercise is to expose police personnel to the real time operation during the general election and equip them with the necessary experience to handle situations in a professional manner. The Facebook posting urged the people not to be alarmed by the presence of police in large numbers in Perak on Sunday and Monday. – Bernama |
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