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Turkey border guards 'shot Syrian children' - monitors
« on: June 19, 2016, 10:44:10 pm »
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Turkey border guards 'shot Syrian children' - monitors

Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say.

A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.

It happened at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shugour, which is controlled by jihadist groups.

The Turkish military insists guards fired only warning shots and that the Syrians dispersed.

Read More At: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36570890