One of the 3 children who were wounded when a mine exploded yesterday evening as people fleeing the attacks of ISIS in Kobanê went into a minefield while trying to cross into North Kurdistan, has died in hospital.

Seven-year-old Mazhar Mahmud was one of 3 children wounded when a mine exploded as families trying to cross the border to reach the Pirsus (Suruç) district of Urfa from Kobanê because of ISIS gang attacks strayed into a minefield. The explosion, near the Mürşitpınar border gate, seriously injured Mazhar Mahmud (7), Ahmed Mustafa (14), and Diyar Eli (12).

After being kept waiting in an ambulance at the border for hours, the children were taken to the Suruç hospital for emergency treatment. From there they were taken to the Urfa Mehmet Akif İnan research and training hospital. Despite interventions at the hospital, Mazhar Mahmud died of his injuries.

Meanwhile, it is reported that two people wounded in clashes in Kobanê have also died in the Mehmet Akif İnan hospital in Urfa. 30-year-old Gelle Sido and 24-year-old Agiri Berhat died of wounds they sustained in clashes.