
A Syrian journalist was shot dead in southern Turkey on Sunday, daily Hurriyet reported.
Mohammed Zahir al-Sherkat, 36, was seriously injured after being shot by an unidentified masked attacker in Gaziantep province, according to the report.
According to security cameras, the attacker approached al-Sherkat from back and ran away after the assault, said the report, adding that he later died in hospital.
Similar incidents have occurred in Turkey's Gaziantep that is close to the Syrian border.
In December, Naji Jerf, a Syrian activist who produced documentaries hostile to the Islamic State (IS), was shot dead with a silenced pistol in Gaziantep. The prominent Syrian journalist was known for his opposition to both President Bashar al-Assad and the IS.
In October, the IS claimed responsibility for killing journalists Ibrahim Abdelkader and Fares Hamadi in a house in southern Sanliurfa of Turkey.
Source: XINHUA
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