Some 13 People killed, Scores Injured in Blast at Cilvegozu Border Crossing in Turkey

 ANKARA,(ST)_ At least 13 people including three Turks  were killed  in a blast on Monday at  the Turkish Cilvegozu  Checkpoint on the Turkish-Syrian borders to the north of Turkey.

The explosion resulted in wounding 28 people, 13 of them are in critical health condition.

Anatolia News Agency reported that total number of the killed included the hospitalized  and number of injured in the blast reached 28, 9 Turks and 19 Syrians and 13 of the total number of the injured  are in grave health conditions, 5 Turks and 8 Syrians.

The injured persons are receiving medical treatment in  Reyhanli and Antioch hospitals   and other hospitals for treating displaced Syrians.

Earlier,  customs area  director Adnan Korqmaz said the explosion caused  fire in cars parked nearby and conduit  to the killing of  8 people, five of them were killed immediately at the scene and a large number were injured, three of them from the Turkish customs guards.

T.Fateh