Turkish generals wounded in accident near border with Syria

GAZİANTEP - Doğan News Agency

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Six people, including two prominent Turkish generals, were wounded in a car accident in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on late Oct. 22.

The accident happened on the 3rd kilometer of the Gaziantep-Kilis road when a car with a Syrian license plate crashed into a vehicle carrying four Turkish soldiers.

Gendarmerie General Command Logistics Director, Major General Harun Ocaklı, Adana Gendarmerie Regional Commander, Major General Hamza Celepoğlu and two specialist sergeants were returning from a inspection in the region when the car hit their vehicle, the reports said.

The wounded Turkish soldiers, and other two people of Syrian origin, were taken to hospital. Their conditions has been reported as stable.