13-year-old child killed in Sur

11:38

JINHA

AMED- A shell hit a house in the Hasırlı neighborhood of Sur last night. Murat Menekçe (13) died, two children have been wounded in the house.

For 66 days, state forces have blockaded the Sur district of Diyarbakır, under the name of "curfew". They have attacked on people with tanks and artillery in the town. A shell hit a house in the Hasırlı neighborhood last night. Murat Menekçe (13) died in the house due to the attack. Meanwhile, two children (9 and 11) have been wounded. The access of ambulance has been denied by state forces. Murat's body was buried in a garden by his family.

The residents are tring to help the two wounded chilren. According to reports received, one of children has been seriously wounded.

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