Turkish police opened fire on a minibus on the move from Özalp district to Van province on Saturday. According to reports, 20 refugees were travelling in the minibus which came under fire after taking the wrong way at a police checkpoint.

Reports suggest that one person was killed and another injured as a result of the police fire. The body of the victim was kept at the roadside for a long while, while the road was closed to traffic.

While the corpse was retrieved from the scene by medical teams, the refugee group is reportedly kept waiting at the scene.