Militants fired LIH Turkish city of Kilis on the eve of Merkel's visit

Two people died and four were injured in a rocket attack on Friday, April 22, the city of Kilis in southern Turkey.

It is reported of Deutsche Welle reports .

According to local authorities, the city exploded four projectile fired from the territory of the Syrian border, where the positions of the militants "Islamic state."

It is noted that the incident took place the day before Merkel's visit, chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk and Deputy Chairman of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, together with the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu in a refugee camp, located in the nearby town of Gaziantep. Their trip was initially scheduled for the week before, and included visits fell under rocket fire Kilis. The city took up to 130 thousands of Syrian refugees. Over the last week he had several times been subjected to shelling from Syria.

Recall, Turkey pulled more tank units to the Syrian border.

In particular, it was planned that the new tanks from the Fifth Panzer Division, as well as howitzers and 120-mm guns will be deployed in the province of Kilis.

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