Turkey school shooting: Student opens fire in Sanliurfa, 16 wounded
المصدر: Gulf News | Source: Gulf NewsAn attacker opened fire at a high school on Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, leaving at least 16 people including students wounded, local media reported.
Special security forces, who have been deployed to the school in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, evacuated the students, while efforts to convince the attacker to surrender were under way, private broadcaster NTV reported.
Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.Television footage showed ambulances standing by outside the school as students fled the building.
The assailant, who used a hunting rifle, was a student, according to NTV.
School shootings are rare in Turkey.
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