13 dead in explosions on Turkey's border with Syria
ISTANBUL. May 11. KAZINFORM - At least 13 people were killed and 22 were wounded when two car bombs exploded Saturday afternoon in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, along its southern border with Syria, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said.
Abu Marwan was just outside of the town when he heard the blasts. When he got to the blast site, he saw "body parts everywhere," he said.
Guler said one of the bombs erupted in front of the post office and the other in front of the municipality building.
The casualty count came from the semi-official Anadolu news agency and the state national broadcaster TRT, which reported that the incident occurred at 1:55 p.m.
The report came shortly after the Local Coordination Committees for Syria -- an opposition group -- reported that Syrian government forces had fired several shells toward Reyhanli, which is in Turkey's southern province of Hatay.
Several Syrians were among the casualties, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights -- another opposition group.
Turkey hosts more than 190,000 Syrian refugees in state-run camps, and more Syrians who have fled their country to Turkish cities and towns. In addition, Turkey has played a major role in providing assistance and a relatively safe springboard for operations to Syrian opposition groups.
Source: CNN