Turkey shoots three ISIL militants attempting to cross border into Syria

May 06 2016 15:43:50

Turkey shoots three ISIL militants attempting to cross border into Syria

GAZİANTEP – Doğan News Agency

Three Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were killed by the Turkish army while attempting to cross the border into Syria illegally from Turkey early on May 6.

A total of 11 others were wounded as Turkish security forces opened fire in the Oğuzeli district of the southeastern province of Gaziantep after the foreign militants refused to obey warnings to stop.

The wounded militants were taken to hospital.

An investigation into the incident was ongoing.

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