Turkey denies reports that Syria has arrested its general

August 06 2012 09:23:41

Turkey denies reports that Syria has arrested its general

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

Free Syrian Army members in Aleppo. AA photo

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has categorically denied reports that a Turkish army general was arrested while assisting the Syrian rebels in Aleppo today.

Iran's semi-officials Fars News Agency had reported earlier in the day that a Turkish general was captured in Aleppo and was taken to Damascus for interrogations.

A ministry official denied the reports, saying Fars had previously run numerous stories regarding Turkey which were later revealed to be untrue.

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