Kilis death toll rises to two after rocket attacks

23-year-old Syrian succumbed to his wounds in hospital on Monday.

A riot police officer runs away from the site after two rockets hit the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border, Turkey on April 24, 2016.
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A riot police officer runs away from the site after two rockets hit the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border, Turkey on April 24, 2016.

The death toll from Sunday's rocket attacks from a DAESH-controlled area in northern Syria into Turkey's Kilis province has risen to two.

A 23-year-old Syrian succumbed to his wounds in hospital on Monday.

Two rocket projectiles which hit a mosque 100 metres away from a governorate building wounded 10 people while 16 others were hurt after another rocket hit two houses in an impoverished neighbourhood.

Kilis, is no stranger to rocket attacks from DAESH-controlled areas across the border.

Around 17 people have already been killed since the beginning of 2016.

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