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2 wounded in rocket fire from Syrian side

Xinhua, April 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two people were wounded early Thursday in Turkey's southern province of Kilis by rockets fired from neighboring Syria, private Dogan news agency reported.

The two rockets were fired from a Syrian region under the control of Islamic State (IS) militants, Dogan said.

Thursday's was the latest of a string of incidents in Kilis province involving fire from Syria in recent months, including three mortar shells on March 8.

In January, one person was killed and several others wounded after a rocket landed at a school garden in the province.

Kilis is located adjacent to a roughly 100-km strip of border territory controlled by Syrian rebels. Endit