Clashes in Syria Leave Child Killed in Turkey

Last night, armed clashes between Free Syrian Army and Syrian-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in the Syrian border district of Ras al-Ayn in Syria left Mahsun Ertuğrul (17) dead in the Turkish district of Ceylanpınar district.

Ahmet Gündüz (15), another victim from Turkey, is currently being hospitalized. 

According to various sources, a bullet hit the chest of Mahsun Ertuğrul, a resident of Aydınlık neighborhood in the southeastern district of Ceylanpınar. 

Following the first treatment in Ceylanpınar Public Hospital, Ertuğrul was transferred to Mehmet Akif İnan Hospital in neighboring Şanlıurfa province. Mahsun Ertuğrul (17) deceased towards late night despite all medical efforts at ICU. 

Ahmet Gündüz has been shot towards late afternoon yesterday. While he is in intensive care at Balıklıgöl Public Hospital in Şanlıurfa, doctors say his situation remains critical. 

On the other hand, some injured FSA militants have been brought to Ceylanpınar for their treatment. The transfer stirred outrage among Ceylanpınar residents with dozens of people forming protesting the transfer by the hospital gate last night. 

A tension was also observed  between police forces and protestors. (EKN/BM)