Eight children wounded in mine explosion in Kobanê

A mine previously laid by ISIS gangs has exploded amid a group of children playing outside in Boban village to the south of Kobanê.

A mine previously laid by ISIS gangs has exploded amid a group of children playing outside in Boban village to the south of Kobanê.

The mine explosion left eight children from the same family wounded, whose names are Şevin (9), Lava (9), Ferzad (10), Hamude (6), İnas (6), Ronas (8), Malva (7) and Berivan Musa (7).

All the wounded children have been taken to Suruç State Hospital in the bordering Northern Kurdistan town, from which 5 among them were referred to hospitals in Urfa. Four of these - Malva, Berivan, Hamude and İnas Musa- are reported to be in critical condition.