DIYARBAKIR: Four people were killed when rockets hit the southeastern Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Monday, crashing into an area near a hospital and hitting a teachers’ dormitory, sources said.

The rocket fire came from an area of Syria controlled by Daesh and the Turkish army retaliated with cross-border artillery fire against militant positions, Gov. Suleyman Tapsiz said.

“These are coming from the Daesh area in Syria. Our army officials are locating their coordinates and destroying them with artillery fire,” Tapsiz said. Kilis, just across the border from an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State has been frequently hit by rocket fire in recent weeks, prompting the Turkish military to return fire on militant positions.

Security sources said that five rockets landed in Kilis, including one in an area near the state hospital, and another striking the teachers’ dormitory near the town center.

Sources confirmed that four people had died and eight were wounded. Turkey’s Dogan news agency said a Syrian national was among the dead and a child among the injured.