Governor of Hatay

Turkish soldier killed in intervention against human smugglers at Syrian border

A Turkish soldier has been killed in a knife attack after security forces intervened against a group of human smugglers trying to infiltrate into Turkish territory from Syria.

The Turkish Armed Forces announced in a statement that the incident took place at 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 14 at the Görenta? border post in Hatay's Yaylada?? district.