Syrian group detained in southern Turkey

By Huseyin Yildiz

HATAY, Turkey (AA) - Forty-two Syrian people, including 31 children, were found to have entered Turkey illegally and detained on Saturday.

In Turkey’s southern Hatay province security officials were tipped off about a truck carrying Syrian migrants coming into the country illegally.

The group was detained in the Kirikhan district. The truck driver and his assistant were also taken into custody.

The detained Syrian nationals were sent to Hatay's immigration authority center.