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ISTANBUL, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Turkey’s government said

“aggressive action” by Syria’s military had become a serious

threat to its security and sought parliament approval for the

deployment of Turkish troops beyond its borders, according to a

memorandum sent to parliament.

Ibrahim Kalin, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Tayyip

Erdogan, said on his Twitter account that Turkey had no interest

in a war with Syria but would protect its borders. He said

political and diplomatic initiatives would continue.