Early suspects against a Kurdish paternity have been set aside, and Turkish authority pointed Syrian intelligence as bombing perpetrator. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his staff consider Assad responsible, believing that the over 300 thousands refugees could be Assad’s target. Moreover, the attack took place just three days after Prime Minister’s declaration against Syrian regime, charged of chemical weapon employment against civilian; and took place five days from a planned Erdogan-Obama meeting in which, is common belief, Turkey would demand a stronger US position against Syria.

Today, Syria counterbalanced Turkish accusations: the Minister of Information Omran Zubi denied any Syrian government involvement, he declared that such an attack clashes with Syrian values and discouraged anyone from expressing unfunded accusation.

Anyhow, Ankara seems far from believing in Syrian statements. On the contrary, bearing in mind the victims provoked by a minibus exploded in February near Reyhanli and those accidentally killed by Syrian mortars in October, Turkish concerns on future attacks along the frontier seem increasing. Shall we expect Turkish-Syrian head-to-head?

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