Turkish citizen killed in clashes in Aleppo

August 16 2012 11:26:44

Turkish citizen killed in clashes in Aleppo

ISTANBUL

Screen capture from Syrian state TV broadcast

A Turkish citizen was killed in clashes in Syria's Aleppo, Syrian state TV has reported.

Metin Ekinci's ID, as well as footage of his funeral, was shown on the channel. Ekinci was one of 23 people killed during combat between regime forces and rebels.

Ekinci's group, led by a Jordanian commander, was allegedly responsible for a recent massacre in the city of al-Bab.

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