The official, who’s from the workplace of the Van governor and who didn’t need to be named, mentioned that the boy’s DNA was being examined with the intention to reveal his identification. The age of the kid has not been confirmed.
Twelve different folks have been injured on account of the incident however stay in good situation, the official mentioned, including that none of these injured have been youngsters.
In line with an announcement launched by the governor’s workplace on Sunday, Turkish forces first requested the automobile to cease. When it continued driving on, safety forces opened hearth in an try and cease the automobile.
As soon as it stopped, Turkish personnel discovered the automobile was used for smuggling migrants and located “40 irregular migrants” in it, in accordance with the assertion.
Though forces aimed on the wheels of the automobile, one particular person was killed by a bullet that had ricocheted off the bottom, the assertion mentioned.
“Efforts are ongoing to seize the motive force of the automobile, and the migrant smuggler who managed to run away after the incident. A judicial and administrative investigation is underway,” the assertion added.
Kemal Tosun, who witnessed the incident, instructed Serbest TV in Turkey that a few of the folks within the automobile managed to “escape.”
One other eyewitness, Dindar Tosun, mentioned that she noticed households with youngsters among the many migrants.
Authorities haven’t confirmed the nationalities of the folks within the automobile.
Van province is positioned close to Turkey’s border with Iran and serves as a transit route for migrants coming from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and central Asia.
