Assailant detained, reportedly used grandfather’s gun as two injured in critical condition<\/p>\n
An ambulance leaves the scene following a deadly school shooting, in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026. Photo: Ihlas News Agency via Reuters <\/p>\n
\u00a0A student opened fire in front of their high school in Turkiye’s western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said.<\/p>\n
Two of the wounded were in a critical condition, Gurleksaid. The assailant was caught and their mother, father, and grandfather \u2014 who owned the weapon used in the attack \u2014 have been detained, the minister added.<\/p>\n
“When the security of our children is the issue, it is not possible for any negligence, any irresponsibility to be overlooked,” the minister said on X.<\/p>\n
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“The circumstances under which the child obtained the gun used in the attack, the conditions of the weapon’s storage, the parents’ obligations regarding care and supervision, and allegations of bullying prior to the incident are being investigated thoroughly and from multiple angles,” Gurlek added.<\/p>\n
Images and video posted online showed a male figure walking on a street near the school with a rifle in his hands. He was then seen running back from the same street. Video outside the school showed police pushing away families and others outside the premises.<\/p>\n
The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n