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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 5:09 p.m.

Turkish Girl Hit by Stray Syrian Bullet

A seven-year-old Turkish girl is rushed to hospital after being hit with a stray bullet near the Syrian border. The girl was playing outside in the eastern town of Ceylanpinar when she was hurt. The shooting comes amid a surge in violence in the nearby Syrian town of Ras Al-Ain. Gunshots ran out across the city as rebel groups clashed on Saturday. This video shows a rebel carrying a rocket launcher near the site of the fighting.