News · 17 April 2026
Turkey Reels From Worst School Shooting in Its History
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Turkey's deadliest school shooting left nine people dead, including eight students and a maths teacher, after a 14-year-old student opened fire at the Ayser Calik Secondary School in Kahramanmaras on Wednesday. The attacker, who also died, was the second school shooter in Turkey in two days. Investigators found he had used an image referencing U.S. mass killer Elliot Rodger on his WhatsApp profile.
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