Turkish police detain 162 people over online posts about school shootings
At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high school on Tuesday, before another nine were killed in a separate school shooting on Wednesday.
www.bbc.comI don’t have live access to the latest updates right now. Here’s what’s publicly reported in recent coverage you can check for current details:
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Multiple recent school shootings in Turkey, including incidents in Siverek (Sanliurfa) and Kahramanmaraş, with high casualty counts and subsequent investigations. Some reports describe the shooters as former students and note that weapons may have belonged to family members. Please verify the latest figures from reliable outlets as numbers have changed across updates.
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Turkish authorities have launched investigations and issued publication bans in at least some cases to protect the investigation’s confidentiality. Officials have also traveled to affected cities to oversee responses.
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The coverage from outlets such as BBC, Independent, and others highlights that Turkey has experienced rapid succession of school-attack incidents in this period, which has prompted national mourning and discussions about security in schools.
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