Sixteen injured after ex-student opens fire at high school in Turkey
Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.
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"The attacker had no criminal record and that the school was considered safe by police."
— Hasan Şildak , Other
"First we threw ourselves to the ground, then two of us jumped out of the window. He didn't say anything to us, he just came in and started shooting."
— Ömer Furkan Sayar , Other
"The individual was cornered inside the building through police intervention and died after shooting himself."
— Hasan Sildak , Other
"The attacker had no criminal record and that the school was considered safe by police."
— Hasan Şildak , Other
"First we threw ourselves to the ground, then two of us jumped out of the window. He didn't say anything to us, he just came in and started shooting."
— Ömer Furkan Sayar , Other
"The individual was cornered inside the building through police intervention and died after shooting himself."
— Hasan Sildak , Other
"He suddenly entered the classroom and fired. He fired four or five times. Two people were hit."
— Omer Furkan Sayar , Other
"The individual was cornered inside the building through police intervention and died after shooting himself."
— Hasan Sildak , Other
Key People
Hasan Sildak is the governor of Sanliurfa province in Turkey.
Hasan Şildak is the local governor of the region where the incident occurred.
He is a student who witnessed the shooting at the high school.
Ömer Furkan Sayar is a student who was injured during the shooting.
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Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.
A former student opened fire at a ... southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding ... before killing himself, an official ... .
A former student opened fire at a ... southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding ... before killing himself, officials said.
An 18-year-old former student opened fire at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, injuring at least 16 people, including students, teachers, a police officer, and a canteen employee, before taking his own life.
A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey, wounding at least 16 people, including 10 students, four teachers, a cafeteria worker, and a police officer, before killing himself with the same shotgun.
Students and teachers are among those who were injured in the attack in the country's south-east.
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