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Turkey seeks UN help as Syrian refugee numbers grow

The Associated Press Published Friday, April 6, 2012 7:18AM EDT Last Updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:57AM EDT

Syrian refugees walk outside their camp, just at the border with Syria, in Reyhanli, Turkey, Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP / Gaia Anderson)

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Turkey's foreign minister says his country might need United Nations help if more Syrian refugees arrive in Turkey.

Ahmet Davutoglu says he spoke to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon early Friday to inform him after 2,500 refugees crossed into Turkey on Thursday.

Davutoglu says nearly 24,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey since the crisis began.

He also said that the attacks by the Syrian military are "seriously worrying us."

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