A former student carried out a deadly attack at his old school in southeastern Turkey, injuring 16 people before taking his own life when authorities arrived, according to provincial officials.
The 19-year-old gunman used a rifle in the assault that left both students and teachers among the wounded in Sanliurfa province, Governor Hasan Sildak reported to media on Tuesday. Emergency responders transported the injured victims to medical facilities in the Siverek district.
“Twelve of the wounded were still in the hospital,” Sildak stated during his briefing with reporters.
According to the governor, the attacker ended his own life as law enforcement officers moved in to apprehend him at the school location.
