Student Opens Fire Outside School in Turkey, Eight Injured

Bangla Press Desk: A student opened fire ​in front of their high school in ‌Turkey's western province of Manisa on Tuesday, wounding at least eight other pupils, broadcaster NTV reported.

Two of the ​wounded were in a critical condition, NTV ​said. The assailant was caught, the local governor's office ⁠said.

"A report was received regarding gunfire in ​the vicinity of the Inci Uzmez Vocational ​and Technical Anatolian High School in our Turgutlu district at 07:59 (0459 GMT)," the office added on X.

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.

The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.

Two deadly school shootings in ​April caused ​outrage in ⁠Turkey and prompted officials to bring in new security measures for the 2026-2027 ​academic year, including tighter gun controls.

Before ​then, ⁠the country had not had a history of such attacks.

Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Interior ⁠Minister ​Mustafa Ciftci and Education ​Minister Yusuf Tekin were going to Manisa to carry out ​inspections.