School shootings a new trauma for Turkey as nation mourns
Summary
A 14-year-old student in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, killed eight children and a teacher in the country's first deadly mass school shooting. The attacker was killed at the scene, and the tragedy has deeply affected the local community and the nation.Key Facts
- The shooting happened in Kahramanmaras, a city in southeastern Turkey.
- The attacker was a 14-year-old student who killed eight children and one teacher.
- The shooter was killed at the scene by police.
- The attacker used weapons taken from his father, a former police officer now under arrest.
- A similar attack occurred a day earlier in another nearby school, injuring 16 people; that attacker killed only himself.
- The shooter referenced an American mass shooter, Elliot Rodgers, on social media.
- Authorities detained around 150 people for social media posts about the shootings and blocked over 1,000 social media accounts and groups to prevent misinformation.
- Police say there is no evidence that the attacker was linked to any terrorist group and he acted alone.
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