Jordan: Three Syrian refugees die including a 10-year-old boy

AKI

Amman,  Two Syrian refugees have died from injuries they sustained while fleeing the civil war in their country and a young Syrian boy has died of an illness, Jordan's official Petra news agency said on Monday.

Three other refugees who were shot while crossing to Jordan last week were admitted to Al-Mafraq public hospital, Petra said, citing government spokesperson for Syrian refugee affairs Anmar Al-Hmoud

The 10-year-old Syrian boy died of chronic disease at Al-Zaatari refugee camp, Petra cited Al-Hmoud as saying.

More than 530,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Jordan since the revolt against the authoritarian rule of president Bashar al-Assad broke