Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say.<\/p>\n
A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.<\/p>\n
It happened at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr al-Shugour, which is controlled by jihadist groups.<\/p>\n
The Turkish military insists guards fired only warning shots and that the Syrians dispersed.<\/p>\n
Turkey says it is being unjustly accused, and is under immense pressure from the EU to stop Syrians trying to travel to Europe.<\/p>\n
More than 2.7 million people who fled the war in Syria have taken refuge in Turkey.<\/p>\n
Turkey closed its borders to Syrians several months ago.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press news agency quoted a senior Turkish official as saying: “We are unable to independently verify the claims” regarding the shooting, but said authorities were investigating.<\/p>\n
As well as four children, three women and a man were also killed, the Observatory said.<\/p>\n
Other Syrian opposition groups put the death toll at 11.<\/p>\n
Since the beginning of 2016, nearly 60 civilians have been shot while trying to flee across the border from Syria into Turkey, the Observatory says.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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