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From the Liveblog of Thursday, September 22, 2016

Turkish border town hit by rocket fired from Syria — reports

22 September 2016, 3:31 pm

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Reports say a rocket fired from an area in Syria held by Islamic State hits the center of a Turkish town, causing injuries.

According to NTV television, the rocket hit a market area in the border town of Kilis, shattering windows and leaving at least two wounded.

Syrian refugees walk on their way back to the Syrian city of Jarabulus on September 7, 2016 at Karkamis crossing gate, in the southern region of Kilis, Turkey. (AFP/BULENT KILIC) — Syrian refugees walk on their way back to the Syrian city of Jarabulus on September 7, 2016 at Karkamis crossing gate, in the southern region of Kilis, Turkey. (AFP/Bulent Kilic)

The strike comes one month into an unprecedented incursion into Syria by Turkish forces aimed at rooting the IS jihadists out of the border area.

Kilis has come under repeated attack from rocket fire from Syria in the last months, with 22 people losing their lives, over half of them Syrian refugees.

— AFP

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