1 killed in Syrian rocket attack on Turkish border town

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-31 19:31:37|Editor: Lifang
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ANKARA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Two rockets launched from northern Syria hit Turkey's border town of Reyhanli on Wednesday, killing a teenage girl, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Two rockets fired by Syrian Kurdish fighters in the enclave of Afrin struck a house and a garden wall in Reyhanli, Hatay, it said.

Two people were injured and hospitalized immediately. But 17-year-old Fatma Avlar died from her wounds.

Since Turkish military operation against Syrian Kurdish militia was launched on Jan. 20, several rockets have hit the Turkish border towns of Kilis and Reyhanli, killing at least four civilians and injuring about 60 others.

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