US EditionA gunman opens fire at a high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16
Most of the wounded are students, and five people were transferred to a provincial hospital for more serious injuries, Governor Hasan Sildak said.
- On Tuesday, an 18-year-old former student opened fire with a shotgun at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek, Turkey, wounding 16 people before killing himself.
- Sanliurfa Governor Hasan Sildak confirmed the wounded include 10 students, four teachers, a canteen worker, and a police officer, with five transferred to a provincial hospital for more serious care.
- Police special operations units cornered the assailant inside the building as video footage showed dozens of students fleeing the premises in panic, with some jumping from windows to escape.
- Authorities launched a comprehensive investigation into the motive, which remains unclear; Sildak noted the attacker had no criminal record and the school was previously considered safe without permanent security.
- School shootings remain rare in Turkey, where strict gun laws govern possession; the incident has triggered urgent scrutiny of safety measures across the national education system.
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Authorities in the Turkish town of Sanliurfa, in the south of the country, reported on Tuesday that at least 16 people were injured, including teachers and students, in a shooting at an institute in the district of Siverek.The governor of Sanliurfa, Hasan Sildak, indicated that the attack was perpetrated by a former 19-year-old student who broke into the centre this morning and opened fire on those present before taking his life as security forc…
Ex-pupil wounds 16 in Turkey school shooting
An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan Sildak, told reporters. Television footage showed ambulances outside the school in the Siverek district as students fled i…
ANKARA, Turkey.– A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday and injured at least 16 people before committing suicide. The 18-year-old gun-armed attacker shot randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, reported local authorities. Later, he killed himself with the same shotgun after being “barred by the police,” Governor Hasan Sildak said. The attack left 10 students, four teachers…
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