Mostly children, 42 Syrians detained in Turkey

HATAY - Anadolu Agency

Forty-two Syrian people, including 31 children, were found to have entered Turkey illegally and detained on Dec. 2.

In Turkey’s southern Hatay province security officials were tipped off about a truck carrying Syrian migrants coming into the country illegally.

The group was detained in the Kırıkhan district. The truck driver and his assistant were also taken into custody.

The detained Syrian nationals were sent to Hatay's immigration authority center.