ALBAWABA - A Syrian man was killed and seven others, including children, were injured when they tried to infiltrate a northern border post into Turkey, Syrian media reported.
The eight were allegedly attacked by Turkish gendarmerie who tried to push them back when they tried to infiltrate into Turkey across the Bab Al-Hawa outpost in the Idlib governorate in northwestern Syria.
وصول ثمانية سوريين بينهم حالة وفاة الى مشفى #باب_الهوى شمال #إدلب تم ضربهم وتعذيبهم من قبل حرس الحدود التركي.
— ?أبو محمد السوري? (@alsuory0) March 12, 2023
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل #تركيا #الجندرمة_التركية pic.twitter.com/bxtzmIw9z6
The deceased man was identified as Abdul-Razzak al-Qastal, according to several videos posted on Twitter.
والدة الشاب "عبد الرزاق القسطل" الذي قتل تحت #التعذيب من قبل #الجندرما_التركية يوم أمس، أثناء محاولته العبور إلى #تركيا هو ومجموعة من الشباب الذين تعرضوا للتعذيب ايضاً. pic.twitter.com/BrpXpDVqdJ
— عمر نزهت (@omar_nezhat) March 12, 2023
It was not immediately clear why the eight sought to infiltrate into Turkey. But many Syrians _ especially young men _ have been using the porous border to escape hardships in their war-ravaged country.
Some of the survivors said in televised testimonies on social media platforms that they were "savagely beaten" by the Turkish gendarmerie.
الجندرما التركية تعتدي بالضرب على لاجئين سوريين.. بينهم حالة وفاة #تركيا#سوريا#الحدرس_الحدود#الجندرما_التركية#ليفانت_نيوز#حقوق_الإنسان https://t.co/t5fUfGsiSM
— صحيفة ليفانت نيوز (@theLevantNewsar) March 12, 2023
"They beat us with heavy instruments," sighed one of the injured, lying in his hospital bed in Syria.
"والله مازوت شرّبوني".. حرس الحدود التركي يعذّب 8 شبان سوريين ما أدى لمقتل أحدهم وإسعاف البقية إلى مشفى باب الهوى#أورينت pic.twitter.com/PbKao3r1Da
— Orient أورينت (@OrientNews) March 12, 2023
"They beat us everywhere, on the head and body as if they wanted to kill us," he added, pointing to bruises on his belly, back, thighs and legs.
The claims and the authenticity of the videos could not be independently verified.
