Gunman attacks school in Türkiye

A former student has opened fire at a vocational high school in the city of Siverek in south-eastern Türkiye, wounding more than a dozen people before committing suicide, the local governor has said.

At least 16 people were injured in the attack on Tuesday, police said. Among them were ten students, four teachers, a police officer, and a canteen operator, they added.

Footage from Siverek in the country’s Sanliurfa province captured multiple students fleeing the school in panic as the incident unfolded.

The 18-year-old attacker, who was armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at people in the yard of the school, Sanliurfa province governor Hasan Sildak said.

The man then made his way into the building, where he later killed himself with the same shotgun, according to Sildak.

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Media reports claimed that the gunman had also taken several students hostage. He allegedly committed suicide after rejecting offers to surrender from special forces which had surrounded the school.

The NTV broadcaster reported that one of the teachers wounded in the shooting is in serious condition.

The attacker’s motives are currently being investigated, police said.