Angelina Jolie to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey (VIDEO)
Jolie, a celebrity and UN goodwill ambassador, will meet with Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey.
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere Of DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 2” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. on May 22, 2011.
Angelina Jolie will meet with Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey a bloody crackdown on Syrian anti-government protesters.
A plane carrying Jolie, a goodwill ambassador of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, landed at a local airport in the southern Hatay province Friday afternoon, Xinhua reports, citing the semi- official Anatolia news agency.
Turkish police had taken tight security measures before Jolie's arrival, it added.
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Turkish authorities were hanging a 16-yard-long banner near the entrance of the camp to welcome Jolie that reads, "Goodness Angel of the World, Welcome," NBC reports.
In April, Jolie traveled to Tunisia during its refugee crisis as thousands fled from its war-torn neighbor, Libya.