Deadly blast hits Turkey - Syria border, leaves 13 deaths
778 views · Published 12 March 2013 · 0:31 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics
A minibus explosion on Monday killed 13 people near the Cilvegozu border post, one of the main crossing points for Syrian refugees into Turkey. According to Reuters, the car which exploded had Syrian license plates. Witnesses said they saw the explosives laden vehicle drive up to the border post shortly before the blast. There was severe damage to a series of cars at the border, where a gate was blown open and part of the roof collapsed. The Cilvegozu border gate is several kilometres outside the town of Reyhanli, which sits opposite the Syrian gate of Bab al-Hawa, which the rebels captured last July. The explosion was one of the deadliest Turkey has seen in years. The cause of the explosion has yet to be determined.
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