On Sunday, one person was killed and 26 others were injured as rockets were pounded into the mosque, located some 100 meters away from the governor’s office, where Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan was trying to calm residents down after an earlier attack.
“I am calling for our citizens to be calm,” said Akdogan. “All measures will be taken in this regard.”
Police were forced to use water cannons to disperse disgruntled residents protesting over the government’s apparent lack of action concerning the attacks.
Earlier, the terrorists fired rockets at a residential area in the town’s central neighborhood, killing one and injuring 16 others.
Over the last few weeks, the region has been the scene of repeated rocket attacks from terrorists controlling territories across the border in Syria.
According to local authorities, the terrorists cross the border with motorbikes, open fire on the towns, and retreat before they can be targeted by Turkish howitzers stationed at the border.
On Saturday, Davutoglu vowed to carry out all necessary measures to prevent such attacks while visiting the nearby city of Gaziantep with EU Council President Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Ankara has itself been implicated for support for Daesh along with a number of US regional allies, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
source : shafaqna
