Two Turkish cars attacked in Syria

REYHANLI (A.A) - December 15, 2011 - An armed attack was staged on two cars driven by Turkish citizens in Idlib, Syria on Thursday. Sources said that 18-year-old Mehmet Akinay and 29-year-old Nesim Zeytinci were en route from the southern Turkish province of Hatay to Saudi Arabia when they were attacked only 15 kilometers away from Idlib, Syria. Akinay was wounded in his leg, but Zeytinci survived the attack with no injuries. Both Akinay and Zeytinci drove back to Turkey and entered the country from Cilvegozu border crossing in Hatay's Reyhanli town.  "The assailants were wearing civilian clothes, and we survived the attack by taking shelter in a village," Zeytinci said. Zeytinci said they had fearful moments when they were returning to Turkey. Security forces in Reyhanli found 17 bullet traces on one of the cars, and three bullet traces in the other car.