Syrian rebel fighters take over crossing on the Turkish border, rebel fighter and spokesperson says - @Reuters

CILVEGOZU, Turkey | Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:39pm EDT

CILVEGOZU, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebel fighters took over a Turkish border crossing on Thursday, seizing control of the customs and immigration buildings on the Syrian side of the northern frontier, a rebel fighter and a spokesman said.

They said they overran the Bab al-Hawa gate, which the rebels have tried to seize several times in the last 10 days, after a confrontation with soldiers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Bab al-Hawa is a vital commercial crossing.