In brief
In a tragic incident in Turkey, sixteen individuals were injured when a teenage ex-student opened fire with a shotgun at a vocational high school. The attacker later committed suicide. The injured included students, educational staff, and a police officer. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, while authorities stress that the school was previously deemed secure.
At least 16 people have been injured after an ex-student opened fire at a high school in south-eastern Turkey.
The attacker, who was in his late teens, fired indiscriminately with a shotgun before killing himself with the weapon, local governor Hasan Şildak said.
Those injured include 10 students, four teachers, a cafeteria worker, and a police officer, he said.
The incident happened at around 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT) at the Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Siverek district. It has since been evacuated.
The wounded were taken to hospital, with five later transferred to other facilities for further treatment.
An investigation into the incident has been launched.
Şildak noted that the attacker had no criminal record and that the school was considered safe by police.
One witness shared chilling details, recounting how the gunman entered the school and began shooting at random.
One of the injured students, Ömer Furkan Sayar, described the horrifying moment as they scrambled for safety.
