Turkey School Shooting: Four dead, 20 Injured — Governor
This handout photograph taken and released on April 15, 2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows first aid officers carrying a body bag in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. Photo by HANDOUT / DHA (DEMIROREN NEWS AGENCY) / AFP A student opened fire at random in a Turkish school Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20, a local official said, just one day after a shooter wounded 16 people and then killed himself in another school. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); Kahramanmaras province governor Mukerrem Unluer said a teacher and three students were killed in the latest attack. “A student came to school with guns that we believe belonged to his father in his backpack. He entered two classrooms and opened fire randomly, causing injuries and deaths,” Unluer told reporters. READ ALSO: Pope Heads To Cameroon With Message Of Peace For Conflict Zone This handout photograph taken and released on April 14, 2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows an injured student evacuated as special force security surround the school in southeastern Turkey. Photo by HANDOUT / DHA (DEMIROREN NEWS AGENCY) / AFP Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); Footage released by IHA private news agency showed a person, body and face covered, being evacuated in an ambulance, as well as tearful parents who had rushed to the school in the southern province’s main city, Kahramanmaras. Witnesses quoted by media said intense gunfire was heard. Police have increased security around the building, and television footage showed ambulances present in the area. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said prosecutors had launched an immediate investigation into the shooting. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); This handout photograph taken and released on April 15, 2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows first aid officers ambulances parking next to a school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. Photo by HANDOUT / DHA (DEMIROREN NEWS AGENCY) / AFP On Tuesday, an ex-student opened fire with a shotgun at his former high school in Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, wounding 16 people before killing himself in a showdown with police. At least 10 students and one teacher were among the casualties. School shootings in Turkey are rare. In May 2024, a former student killed a private high school principal in Istanbul with a firearm five months after he was expelled. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587060870-0"); }); Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: School Shooting turkey More Stories Two Killed, One Wounded In US University Shooting Austria Mourns Mass School Shooting As Bomb Found At Suspect’s Home 10 Dead In Austria School Shooting /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
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