A gunman has opened fire at a secondary school in the city of Kahramanmaras in southeastern Turkey, the governor of the region has said. This is the second incident that happened in the country in many days. An attack on an educational institution in Siverek on Tuesday left 17 injured.
The second school shooting, which took place in Onikisubat District (12 February) of Kahramanmaras, resulted in deaths and injuries, Governor Mukerrem Unluer said on Wednesday.
He did not specify the exact number, but media reports spoke of at least four people being killed and 20 others injured.
Unluer later said that according to preliminary data, the attacker was an eighth-grader from the same school. He could get the weapons from his father, who is a former police officer, he said.
According to CNN Turk, the attacker had five pistols on him. He killed himself after carrying out the shooting.
Videos from the scene captured students fleeing the school en masse during the attack, with some jumping out of second-floor windows.
Photos also showed at least one body being placed in an ambulance.
School shootings in Kahramanmaraş: There are people injured! Governor of Kahramanmaraş Mükerrem Ünlüer: “There is an attack right now. A sad incident happened in one of our schools. We have been informed that there are people injured. We are investigating the matter thoroughly.”https://t.co/PbCqHL1ARCpic.twitter.com/03V82Q8HQk
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