A former student opened fire at his former high school on Tuesday in Turkey, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people, including students, before killing himself, officials said.
Special security forces were sent to the school in southeastern Turkey’s Sanliurfa province, where students were evacuated, the governor of the region, Hasan Sildak, said.
Television footage showed ambulances parked outside a school in the Siverek district as students fled the building in panic.
Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007.
“He committed suicide when he was detained by the police,” the governor said.
“We have evacuated the school and will conduct a thorough investigation into this unfortunate incident,” he added.
