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| Rockets land near Turkish Mediterranean resort town | |
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| Two rockets have landed near a Mediterranean resort town in Turkey, hitting open ground and a shelter used by fishermen. | Two rockets have landed near a Mediterranean resort town in Turkey, hitting open ground and a shelter used by fishermen. |
| No one was hurt but it was not immediately clear who was responsible or what the target was. | No one was hurt but it was not immediately clear who was responsible or what the target was. |
| The Hürriyet newspaper said the target of the attack on Friday may have been a tanker moored at sea, not far from the shelter. | The Hürriyet newspaper said the target of the attack on Friday may have been a tanker moored at sea, not far from the shelter. |
| It said the rockets were fired from a mountainous area near a highway linking the resort of Kemer to the city of Antalya. | It said the rockets were fired from a mountainous area near a highway linking the resort of Kemer to the city of Antalya. |
| Kurdish and far-left militants have staged similar attacks, mostly against the security forces, in the past. | Kurdish and far-left militants have staged similar attacks, mostly against the security forces, in the past. |
| Three Turkish soldiers were wounded in an armed attack on their military vehicle near Antalya in August. | Three Turkish soldiers were wounded in an armed attack on their military vehicle near Antalya in August. |
| Turkish tourism has been hit by a series of Islamic State and Kurdish bombings, a failed coup in July and tensions with Russia, whose citizens are among the main visitors to Turkish resorts. | Turkish tourism has been hit by a series of Islamic State and Kurdish bombings, a failed coup in July and tensions with Russia, whose citizens are among the main visitors to Turkish resorts. |
| The number of foreign visitors to Turkey dropped 38% in August. | The number of foreign visitors to Turkey dropped 38% in August. |