Shooting Wounds at Least Five Outside School in Western Turkey
- On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in front of the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa, wounding at least five people. Police killed the assailant at the scene.
- A day earlier, a former student wounded 16 people, mostly students, in a separate shooting at a high school in Sanliurfa. The assailant in that incident died by suicide.
- Two deadly school shootings in April caused public outrage in Turkey, prompting officials to implement new security measures for the 2026-2027 academic year, including tighter gun controls.
- In April, a 14-year-old student opened fire on two classrooms at his school in southeastern Kahramanmaras, killing nine students and teachers and wounding 13 others.
- Police investigate the motive, which remains unknown. The shooting occurred at 0500 GMT, drawing attention to student vulnerability during morning school arrivals, according to NTV.
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At least eight people were injured this Tuesday due to a shooting in the vicinity of a school in the Turkish town of Turgutlu , located in the province of Manisa (west), as confirmed by the authorities, who have claimed that the suspect is already in custody. The office of the governor of Manisa has stated in a social media statement that the incident took place around 8 a.m. (local time) in the vicinity of the educational center , to which "num…
A shooting near a high school in Turkutlu, Manisa province, in western Turkey, injured eight people, initially reported to include students. A suspect was later arrested.
Eight students were injured in a random shooting by armed men outside a Turkish high school in Manisa on Tuesday morning, and the perpetrator was arrested and investigated.
In the vicinity of a vocational school in Turkey, shots are fired, parents rush to the crime scene. Only a few months ago a student opened the fire in the south-east of the country.
Police and medical teams deployed in the area after the attack, which the author was not identified with, said private television channel NTV.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Eight people were injured in a shooting at a high school in western Turkey. The suspect has been arrested. This was announced by a Turkish official.
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