Syrian refugee stabbed to death in Turkey
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, a Syrian refugee succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed by a group of Turkish youths in Kilis, southern Turkey.
The Turkey-based Human rights activist Taha Ghazi told North Press that the 19-year-old Muhammad Farid al-Shar, from Idlib, in northwestern Syria, was stabbed twice in the border city of Kilis, after which he was transferred to the city hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The activist added that al-Shar was with a number of his Syrian friends, when they were intercepted by a group of Turkish youths who accused them of making provocative movements. The confrontation escalated into a fight and the Syrian youth was stabbed.
The uncle of the deceased teenager told North Press that his nephew asked his father to go to the market to repair his mobile phone, and while he was on his way to the market with his friends, a number of Turkish youths confronted them and stabbed him.
Syrians in Turkey have been subject to repeated attacks with racist motives that have increased over the past three years, which have led, according to local press, to the killing and wounding of dozens of Syrians.
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to new statistics issued by the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management, is 3,6 million, including 59,785 refugees residing in camps.