Three soldiers wounded after mortar shell from Syria lands in southern Turkey

August 26 2016 15:18:47

Three soldiers wounded after mortar shell from Syria lands in southern Turkey

HATAY

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A mortar shell from Syrian territory landed in the Yayladağı district of the southern Turkish province of Hatay on Aug. 26, wounding three soldiers.

The wounded soldiers, who were patrolling on a field when the shell fell, were taken to a nearby hospital.

Sources say the shell likely came from clashes over the border between Syrian regime forces and local Turkmen forces.

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