Turkey school shooting: 8 injured as student opens fire; shooter held

Images and video posted online showed a male figure walking on a street near the school with a rifle in his hands. 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.The assailant was caught, the local governor's office said. (Representative Image (File Photo/AFP))Two of the wounded were in a critical condition, NTV said. The assailant was caught, the local governor's office said. Also Read | 4 dead, 8 hurt as gunman opens fire in southern TurkeyDeep Dive"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. Also Read | Several injured after 89-year-old gunman opens fire at 2 locations in Greece's AthensThe 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.Also Read | 1 Canadian killed, 13 people injured after gunman opens fire at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramidsVice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci and Education Minister Yusuf Tekin were going to Manisa to carry out inspections. TurkeyShootingWorldGet the latest World News, breaking headlines and global updates from the US, UK, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia and other countries. Follow major international events on Hindustan Times.