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Serious incident at the Turkish-Syrian border (video)

Mortar shells fell near the Turkish town of Kilis and the Turkish armed forces retaliated with a barrage of artillery fire

Newsroom October 16 09:04

A serious incident took place on Turkey’s border with Syria.

Turkish media reported that two mortar shells fell in the mined border area near the Turkish town of Kilis and the Turkish armed forces are retaliating with a barrage of artillery fire.

A fire has broken out in the area.

BREAKING:

Two mortar shells landed in a mined area in Kilis, Türkiye near the Syria border.

The Turkish Army responds with MLRS, artillery and tank fire.#Syria #Turkey pic.twitter.com/oeEgCwBUOj
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