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PKK/PYD fires rocket from Afrin, killing a person in Reyhanlı

One Syrian refugee was killed and 37 people were wounded Sunday in rocket fire on a Turkish town close to the Syrian border.

Agencies and A News WORLD
Published January 21,2018
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One Syrian national died and 37 others were injured in southern Turkey's province of Hatay after rocket fire hit the city of Reyhanlı on Sunday as the anti-terror Operation Olive Branch entered its second day.

A total of thirty seven people were injured in cross-border rocket attacks in southern Turkey, according to governor of Hatay.

Three rockets fired from across the border landed in Reyhanlı district in southern Hatay province.

"37 people were wounded by rockets launched from Syria. 31 out of them are discharged after outpatient treatment, while four are critically wounded," Hatay Governor Erdal Ata told reporters after visiting the wounded people.

One of the rockets hit a house on Rıfat Bahadırlı Street in Reyhanlı and the other one hit a workplace at Cumhuriyet Street, according to initial reports.

At the same time, another rocket hit Tayfur Sökmen Street.

Later, another rocket also hit the roof of a four-story apartment, according to initial reports.

Fire brigades, security forces and Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) teams are sent to the area.

Buildings and vehicles were damaged in the attack.

The attacks came a day after Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to remove PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terror groups from northwestern Afrin region of Syria.

The operation was being carried out under the framework of Turkey's rights based on international law, UN Security Council's decisions, self-defense rights under the UN charter and respect to Syria's territorial integrity, the Turkish General Staff has said.

The military also said only terrorist targets were being destroyed and 'utmost importance' was being given to not harm any civilian.