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Turkish generals wounded in accident near border with Syria
Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) ^ | October/23/2013

Posted on 10/23/2013 5:56:45 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin

Six people, including two prominent Turkish generals, were wounded in a car accident in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on late Oct. 22.

The accident happened on the 3rd kilometer of the Gaziantep-Kilis road when a car with a Syrian license plate crashed into a vehicle carrying four Turkish soldiers.

Gendarmerie General Command Logistics Director, Major General Harun Ocaklı, Adana Gendarmerie Regional Commander, Major General Hamza Celepoğlu and two specialist sergeants were returning from a inspection in the region when the car hit their vehicle, the reports said.

The wounded Turkish soldiers, and other two people of Syrian origin, were taken to hospital. Their conditions has been reported as stable.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: syriaborder; syriawar; turkey; turkeygenerals

1 posted on 10/23/2013 5:56:45 AM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin
wounded in a car accident

Did the car shoot or stab them? They were injured in a car accident. Get real!

They could have been 'wounded' in the car accident, if a sniper shot them during the accident.

Sensationalism by journalists knows no bounds.

2 posted on 10/23/2013 7:22:39 AM PDT by Tomato lover ( Jesus is Lord of all)
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