US EditionAt least 9 killed, 13 injured in Turkey’s second school shooting in two days
Officials said the student used five guns and seven magazines believed to belong to his father, and six wounded people were in serious condition.
- On Wednesday, an eighth-grade student opened fire at Ayser Calik Middle School in Kahramanmaras, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci confirmed. The shooter died during the incident.
- Kahramanmaras Governor Mukerrem Unluer stated the attacker carried five firearms and seven magazines believed to belong to his father, a retired police officer. Authorities suspect the student accessed his father's weapons, prompting the father's detention.
- The tragedy follows a separate shooting Tuesday in Sanliurfa, where a former student wounded 16 people before killing himself. Footage from Wednesday's incident showed students jumping from windows to escape the gunfire.
- Justice Minister Akin Gurlek launched an immediate investigation with seven prosecutors assigned to the case and imposed a broadcast ban. The school was ordered closed for four days as authorities increased security measures.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised that those negligent "will certainly be held accountable" over the shootings. CHP leader Ozgur Ozel urged broader security measures, stating "violence in schools can no longer be explained by isolated incidents.
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