Shotgun attacker kills 8 across 3 sites in western Turkey before capture
Police said the suspect used a shotgun and fled after the attacks, which left one other person seriously injured.
- On Thursday, November 5, 2026, a gunman killed eight people and seriously injured one in a series of attacks across rural Afyonkarahisar province in Turkey, prompting a large-scale police manhunt.
- The state-run Anadolu Agency reported three victims near Ayazini village and three near Kiyir village, while two women died after being found with gunshot wounds in Yukaritandir village.
- Following the attacks, police closed roads leading to the affected villages and launched a large-scale operation to capture the suspect who fled the scene.
- In a statement, the Afyonkarahisar Governorate said, "all relevant institutions of our state have been working in coordination since the very first moment," offering condolences to grieving families.
- Investigators found the suspect's vehicle stuck in mud near Eskisehir, about 60 miles north, while checking for connections to an earlier shooting that injured a woman in Afyonkarahisar.
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Arif Sefa Ö., who injured one person in the city center of Afyonkarahisar and then killed eight people in three villages in the İhsaniye district, has been apprehended. It is understood that the attacker was a farmer and had divorced approximately two years ago. The motive for the massacre is still unclear. Meanwhile, in Afyonkarahisar...
The alleged perpetrator was arrested in the neighboring province, the motive is unclear. Another person is still being treated in the hospital. Eight people were killed in the West Turkish Afyonkarahisar. The police arrested a suspected perpetrator after the discovery of several corpses and seriously injured persons. As reported by the state news agency Anadolu, Gendarmerie units were called into the area on Thursday evening with the reference t…
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Shotgun attacker kills 8 across 3 sites in western Turkey before capture
An attacker armed with a shotgun has killed eight people in three locations in western Turkey. The shootings happened on Thursday, according to officials and news reports.
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