Reuters. A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey's southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday (April 14), wounding at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself, said Governor Hasan Sildak.
The assailant, a former student of the school, used a shotgun in the attack in the Siverek district. Some of those wounded were in moderate condition and were transferred to facilities in Sanliurfa city centre for further treatment, Sildak said.
He added that the attacker had no prior criminal record and that the school had previously been classified as safe by police. The shooter killed himself as police attempted to apprehend him, Sildak added.
A witness said the attacker opened fire indiscriminately, starting in the school yard before entering the building. Video footage showed students fleeing the school as ambulances and police vehicles arrived at the scene.
The Interior Ministry said 10 of the wounded were students, four were teachers, one was a police officer and another a school canteen employee.
