DHAKA: Three Syrians have been killed by border troops while seeking to cross into Turkey through the southeastern province of Mardin.

The Syrian intruders, who were trying to walk over a mined area on the border, were shot dead on November 17 by Turkish soldiers, according to Doğan News Agency, reports Hurriyet.

An armoured vehicle opened fire at around 1.30am (local time), after the Syrians ran toward the Turkish border village of Yeniyol, despite repeated warnings from soldiers to stop, the agency reported.

BDST: 1827 HRS, NOV 17, 2013
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