One Turk killed in clashes in Aleppo

One Turk killed in clashes in Aleppo

KİLİS - Anatolia News Agency
One Turk killed in clashes in Aleppo

A Free Syrian Army fighter covers his face in the Aleppo district of Salaheddine February 12, 2013. Picture taken February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Aref Hretani

A Turkish citizen was killed yesterday during clashes in Syria’s Aleppo, according to a statement made by security officials in Turkey’s Kilis.

The man, aged 40, was killed during fighting between regime forces and opposition militants.

His body was brought to Kilis hospital and then sent to the Gaziantep Forensic Institution for an autopsy.

Around 166 people were killed in clashes yesterday, according to the Syrian Human Rights Organization.