Police hunt gunman in rifle attacks that kill 6 people in southern Turkey
Police backed by helicopters and drones are searching for the suspect after a rifle attack killed six and wounded eight, officials said.
- On Monday, a gunman opened fire near the southern city of Mersin, Turkey, killing four people and wounding eight others, DHA and IHA reported.
- The assailant attacked a restaurant, killing the owner and an employee, before killing two others elsewhere and fleeing in a car, DHA said.
- A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun is the primary suspect, with the shooting occurring north of Tarsus, about 40 kilometres northeast of Mersin.
- This violence comes one month after two shooting attacks by teenagers rocked Turkey, which resulted in 16 injuries and 10 deaths, mostly young schoolchildren.
- A widespread police manhunt involving helicopters continues to locate the shooter, though there was no immediate comment from police or other officials regarding the investigation.
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6 killed, 8 injured in shooting spree in southern Turkey
Six people were killed and eight others were injured when a gunman opened fire in several locations in southern Turkey, including at a restaurant, according to officials and local media reports. The attacks happened on Monday in Mersin province, a Mediterranean region in southern Turkey. Authorities were still searching for the suspect, who fled by car after the shootings. Anadolu Agency reported that the gunman first killed his ex-wife as she w…
A gunman opened fire in southern Turkey, killing four and injuring eight others. The attacker remains at large.
Turkish police are looking for a man who killed six and wounded eight others in Mersin. Metin O., as identified by the police, started the series of murders by shooting his ex-wife.
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Police hunt gunman in rifle attacks that kill 6 people in southern Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a man armed with a rifle has carried out a string of attacks in southern Turkey, killing at least six people and wounding eight others.
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