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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after at least 11 people were injured in a shooting outside a high school in Turkey.<\/b><\/p>\n
Two people were left in critical conditions after a gunman opened fire before fleeing on Tuesday morning,<\/p>\n
The incident happened at the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turkey’s western province of Manisa.<\/p>\n
The suspect’s mother, father, and grandfather have also been detained, according to the country’s justice minister Ak\u0131n G\u00fcrlek. <\/p>\n
It is the third school shooting in Turkey this year and comes as the government continues to grapple with how to address the recent spate of violence.<\/p>\n
CCTV footage appeared to show the suspect walking through empty streets checking a shotgun, which is clearly visible. He is casually dressed and appears unhurried.<\/p>\n
Later footage showed the apparent suspect, who is reportedly a student at the school, running from the scene with the weapon still in hand. <\/p>\n
The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear. <\/p>\n
According to Turkish law, the teenager is required to appear before a court before being officially arrested. <\/p>\n
In a statement, Turkey’s education ministry said the incident had “deeply saddened our nation, and our educational community in particular”.<\/p>\n
It said that three national investigators from the ministry had been sent to Manisa.<\/p>\n
Two deadly school shootings in April caused outrage in Turkey and led to new security measures for the 2026-2027 academic year, including tighter gun controls. <\/p>\n
Before then, the country did not have a history of school shootings.<\/p>\n
In an attack in Kahramanmaras, a 14-year-old killed nine students aged 10 and 11, and one teacher. The gunman died at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n