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A shooting has been reported at a secondary school in the city of Kahramanmarash in Turkiye.

Axar.az informs, citing Turkish media, that medical and police teams have been dispatched to the scene.

Authorities say there are both fatalities and injuries.

It should be noted that just a day earlier, 16 people were injured in a separate incident after a student carried out an armed attack at a school in Sanliurfa.

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Four people have been killed in an armed attack on a school in Turkiye.

According to NTV, this was announced by the governor of Kahramanmarash.

He said one of the victims was a teacher and three were students.

It is reported that the attack was carried out by an 8th-grade student.

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The student who carried out an armed attack at a school in Kahramanmarash, Turkiye, has died by suicide.

NTV reports that the eighth-grade student arrived at the school carrying five firearms and seven magazines.

According to initial reports, he killed four people and injured 20 others.

It is also reported that the attacker’s father is a former police officer.

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According to NTV, the father of the student who killed four people at a school in Kahramanmarash and then took his own life, Ugur Mersinli, has been detained.

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The number of fatalities in the school attack has risen to nine, including one teacher and eight students.

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci announced the information.

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The minister noted that 13 people were injured, six of whom are in critical condition.

It was also reported that the father of the attacker, Ugur Mersinli, is a first-class police chief inspector. His wife, who works as a teacher, has also been detained by police.