UPDATES WITH NUMBER OF ROCKET STRIKES, NUMBER OF INJURED
KILIS, Turkey (AA) – A total of four rocket projectiles, apparently fired from Syria, have injured eight people, including three Syrians, in Turkey’s southeastern border province of Kilis on Sunday.
Kilis governor’s office said in a statement the shells were fired from Syria between 07:10 am and 11:10 am local time [0410 – 0710 GMT].
The injured were taken to Kilis State Hospital, it added.
There is also a pregnant woman among the injured, according to local security sources.
Police have increased security measures in the region.
According to military sources, Turkish artillery fired on Daesh positions on the Syrian side of the border in retaliation, killing nine Daesh members.
Turkey has been under indiscriminate rocket attack from Syria since mid-January. In Kilis province alone, a total of 18 people have been killed and 60 others have been wounded as a result.
