Apr 15, 2026, 6:02 PM

4 dead after Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days

4 dead after Turkey's second school shooting in 2 days

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – A student shot at least four people dead including fellow pupils and wounded at least 20 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, the local governor said.

Three students and one ⁠teacher were left dead in the ​incident in the province of Kahramanmaras, Governor ​Mukerrem Unluer told reporters.

The student was in the eighth-grade at the school ​and concealed their father's guns in a ​backpack to carry out the attack, the governor added.

This is while that school ‌shootings ⁠are very rare in Turkey.

Television footage from the scene on Wednesday showed ambulances arriving at the school where police and crowds ​had gathered ​by the ⁠gate. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on X that an ​investigation was launched into the attack, Reuters reported.

On ​Tuesday, ⁠a former student opened fire at a school in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, wounding at ⁠least ​16 people, including students ​and teachers, before killing himself.

MNA

News ID 243662

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