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Syrian killed after being “detained & beaten” by Turkish border guards

One man has lost his life and seven wounded by Turkish gendarmerie who allegedly beat the detainees and forced them to drink diesel

Newsroom March 20 07:00

A Syrian man was killed on Sunday and seven other people were injured after allegedly being beaten and abused by Turkish gendarmerie while trying to cross the Syrian-Turkish border, Middle East Eye has learned from local sources.

According to Mazen Alloush, director of the public relations and media office at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the Syrians were detained early on Sunday.

“We arrived at exactly one o’clock on Sunday morning, a number of deportees coming from Turkey, eight civilians, and they had been severely tortured by the Turkish gendarmerie,” Alloush told Middle East Eye.

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“As a result, one of them died, and the rest suffered severe injuries and fractures, and they are still receiving treatment in hospitals.”

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