Turkish border town hit by missile from Afrin, one killed, 32 wounded

Three missile attacks hit Reyhanlı on Syria border in Turkey’s southeast on Jan. 21
Sunday, 21 January 2018 17:33

A missile fired across the border from Syria hit the Turkish border town of Reyhanlı on Sunday, killing a Syrian national and wounding 37 people.

Hüseyin Sanverdi, the mayor for the town of Reyhanlı, told NTV television that three rockets hit his town some 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militant-held enclave of Afrin where Turkey's military is conducting an offensive.

State-run Anadolu agency said the attack caused extensive destruction in the town, damaging buildings and cars.