5 October 2012
Last updated at 17:46 GMT
Turkey has been building up troops on the border after the Akcakale attack
On Wednesday Syrian mortar fire killed five Turkish civilians in the town of Akcakale.
That prompted Turkey to return fire and its parliament to authorise military action inside Syria.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had warned Syria earlier on Friday at a large rally in Istanbul that the countries were "not far" from war.
Although he has insisted the parliamentary vote was only a deterrent and that Turkey would not start a war, he said at the rally: "Those who attempt to test Turkey's deterrence, its decisiveness, its capacity, I say here they are making a fatal mistake."
On Friday, Turkey moved tanks and anti-aircraft missiles into Akcakale and a Turkish foreign ministry official told Associated Press that Syria had pulled tanks and other materiel away from the border.
Friday's shelling incident reportedly took place in the Turkish town of Altinozu in Hatay province, much further west, at about 16:30 GMT.
Although there were no reports of fresh cross-border clashes in Akcakale, the situation there remains tense.
One resident of Oncul, close to Akcakale, told AP: "Our store owners, our citizens and our children are all very concerned. We did not sleep until morning."
On Thursday, the UN Security Council said the Akcakale shelling - which is believed to have been an accident - underscored the grave impact the Syrian crisis was having on "regional peace and stability". Two women and three children were killed.
Turkey's parliamentary vote authorised troops to launch cross-border operations against Syria and strike at Syrian targets for a period of one year.
Turkey returns fire 'after fresh Syria shelling'
Turkey has been building up troops on the border after the Akcakale attack
Turkey's military has returned fire across the border after Syrian shells again landed on Turkish soil, television channels say.
The incident happened in southern Hatay province on Friday afternoon, Turkish media said. No injuries were reported.On Wednesday Syrian mortar fire killed five Turkish civilians in the town of Akcakale.
That prompted Turkey to return fire and its parliament to authorise military action inside Syria.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had warned Syria earlier on Friday at a large rally in Istanbul that the countries were "not far" from war.
Although he has insisted the parliamentary vote was only a deterrent and that Turkey would not start a war, he said at the rally: "Those who attempt to test Turkey's deterrence, its decisiveness, its capacity, I say here they are making a fatal mistake."
On Friday, Turkey moved tanks and anti-aircraft missiles into Akcakale and a Turkish foreign ministry official told Associated Press that Syria had pulled tanks and other materiel away from the border.
Friday's shelling incident reportedly took place in the Turkish town of Altinozu in Hatay province, much further west, at about 16:30 GMT.
Although there were no reports of fresh cross-border clashes in Akcakale, the situation there remains tense.
One resident of Oncul, close to Akcakale, told AP: "Our store owners, our citizens and our children are all very concerned. We did not sleep until morning."
On Thursday, the UN Security Council said the Akcakale shelling - which is believed to have been an accident - underscored the grave impact the Syrian crisis was having on "regional peace and stability". Two women and three children were killed.
Turkey's parliamentary vote authorised troops to launch cross-border operations against Syria and strike at Syrian targets for a period of one year.
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