Rocket fire from Syria hits Turkish border town, injures two

Published April 7th, 2016 - 09:30 GMT
The latest stray rocket to hit Turkey's border town of Kilis has injured two. (Twitter)
The latest stray rocket to hit Turkey's border town of Kilis has injured two. (Twitter)

At least one civilian was injured when two rocket projectiles from Syria struck a neighborhood in southeastern Turkey’s Kilis border province Thursday, an Aanadolu Agency reporter at the scene said.

The Turkish army has reportedly fired artillery at Daesh positions in Syria in retaliation. 

The projectiles hit the Yavuz Sultan Selim neighborhood and Islambey Park, where a civilian got injured. A number of ambulances rushed to the scene, while police took extra security measures.

Out of the two rocket projectiles, one did not reportedly explode.

Stray rocket projectiles have hit Turkish border towns in the past, injuring and killing other civilians. 

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