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Turkey Pledges to Help with Treatment of Injured Arabs and Kurds in Syria
Numerous Arabs and Kurds died and many were injured in incidents that began during a soccer match between Al Jihad and Al Futuhe on the previous day in Qamisli, Syria. Turkey conveyed to Syrian officials that it would provide help in the treatment of the injured. Mardin Governor, Temel Kocaklar, Brigadier Selahattin Kisacik and Nusaybin Dsitrict Administrator Omer Ulu visited Kamisli Border Command Colonel Ismail Hasan yesterday and told him that Turkey is ready to help with the treatment of the injured at Mardin and Nusaybin public hospitals. Kamisli and Kocaklar wished the Syrians a speedy recovery. Hasan said the incidents in Kamisli, Amude, Derbisiye and Dark have been surpassed and that the injured are receiving treatment at Haseki and Kamisli hospitals. Ismail added: "We thank the Turkish state and people for their concerns. I believe the incidents will end soon." Syria temporarily closed the Kamisli-Nusaybin border gate to control the incidents in Kamisli. Reportedly, 66 people died in the skirmishes. Turkish people with relatives in Syria are concerned that so many people lost their lives in the incidents. Many Turkish residents rushed to public phones to contact their relatives in Syria.Posted by: Fred 2004-03-15 |
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